Virtual Reality in Education: New Ways to Learn

Blažauskas, Tomas; Maskeliūnas, Rytis; Bartkutė, Reda; Keršienė, Vitalija; Jurkeviciute, Indre; Dubosas, Mindaugas

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-67642-5_38

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“…It was proved repeatedly that VR has great potential for positive educational outcomes by providing more engaging environment stimulating various perception points. Although, as long as it is a new delivery method for knowledge, it lacks the more in-depth research [138]. In this section, we present VR advancements in education and summarise the most important issues and drawbacks of using VR technology as an educational tool.…”

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confidence: 99%

Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

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In the education process, students face problems with understanding due to the complexity, necessity of abstract thinking and concepts. More and more educational centres around the world have started to introduce powerful new technology-based tools that help meet the needs of the diverse student population. Over the last several years, virtual reality (VR) has moved from being the purview of gaming to professional development. It plays an important role in teaching process, providing an interesting and engaging way of acquiring information. What follows is an overview of the big trend, opportunities and concerns associated with VR in education. We present new opportunities in VR and put together the most interesting, recent virtual reality applications used in education in relation to several education areas such as general, engineering and health-related education. Additionally, this survey contributes by presenting methods for creating scenarios and different approaches for testing and validation. Lastly, we conclude and discuss future directions of VR and its potential to improve the learning experience.Information 2019, 10, 318 2 of 20 must be carried out under supervision; therefore, students cannot self-configure lab equipment, experience states of emergency or effects of misconfiguration which may lead to equipment damage. Moreover, there is no possibility to practice and catch up outside the laboratory schedule. Currently, the solutions are modern technologies such as online courses [8,9], blended learning [10-13], different computer-based platforms [14-18] and many others, which allow the students to repeat several times the same topic, make mistakes and learn from them. Numerous examples of hardware and software which have been successful in educational processes indicate that edtech industry can improve learning outcomes for the majority of students [19]. More and more educational centres around the world are starting to introduce powerful new technology tools that help them to meet the needs of diverse student populations. Traditional books are being replaced by digital instructional content (especially from open educational resources) [20]. Notebooks, tablets or cell phones with dedicated application have replaced classical copybooks [21]. Distance [22] and personalised learning [23] are used to tailor education to each student's academic strengths, weaknesses, preferences and goals.It is well known that the use of information and communication technologies have been found to improve student attitudes towards learning [24][25][26][27]. It is a rapidly growing field of research, continually developing and looking for new technological solutions. Over the last several years, Virtual Reality (VR), which provides an interactive computer-generated environment, has moved from being the purview of the gaming to the professional development such as military, psychology, medicine and teaching applications.In 1987, Jaron Lanier, together with Steve Bryson, formulated the first definition of VR, which they desc...

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Section: Challenges and Issuesmentioning

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“…With further developments in hardware and software, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) became possible, and marketing uses those technologies to present products to customers, by offering 3D virtual shopping tours or arranging virtual trade shows (Liu et al , 2007; Blazauskas et al , 2017; Poushneh, 2017; Mann et al , 2015; Gabisch, 2015). Additionally, virtual reality enables customers to obtain a better understanding of the form and usage of products and helps marketing explain the benefits of even those products that are still in development.…”

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Information technology and marketing: an important partnership for decades

Graesch¹,

Hensel-Börner²,

Henseler³

2020

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PurposeThe enabling technologies that emerged from information technology (IT) have had a considerable influence upon the development of marketing tools, and marketing has become digitalized by adopting these technologies over time. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the impacts of these enabling technologies on marketing tools in the past and present and to demonstrate their potential future. Furthermore, it provides guidance about the digital transformation occurring in marketing and the need to align of marketing and IT.Design/methodology/approachThis study demonstrates the impact of enabling technologies on the subsequent marketing tools developed through a content analysis of information systems and marketing conference proceedings. It offers a fresh look at marketing's digital transformation over the last 40 years. Moreover, it initially applies the findings to a general digital transformation model from another field to verify its presence in marketing.FindingsThis paper identifies four eras within the digital marketing evolution and reveals insights into a potential fifth era. This chronological structure verifies the impact of IT on marketing tools and accordingly the digital transformation within marketing. IT has made digital marketing tools possible in all four digital transformation levers: automation, customer interaction, connectivity and data.Practical implicationsThe sequencing of enabling technologies and subsequent marketing tools demonstrates the need to align marketing and IT to design new marketing tools that can be applied to customer interactions and be used to foster marketing control.Originality/valueThis study is the first to apply the digital transformation levers, namely, automation, customer interaction, connectivity and data, to the marketing discipline and contribute new insights by demonstrating the chronological development of digital transformation in marketing.

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“…Their results show that students using immersive training are more likely to obtain better learning outcomes than with traditional learning methods, as interactive and meaningful experiences allow for the recreation of real situations. This is further confirmed by Blazauskas et al (2017) in a study of using a VR game to learn history. A majority of the respondents indicated that it is easier to memorize the dates and facts with VR, and the learning experience is interesting, motivating them to visit the real places.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…A majority of the respondents indicated that it is easier to memorize the dates and facts with VR, and the learning experience is interesting, motivating them to visit the real places. Blazauskas et al (2017) suggested that VR opens new ways for learning in the education field, as VR helps students understand information better in a more engaging way, and VR can improve the learning experience, increase the learner's interest and motivate their learning.…”

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Virtual reality services in academic libraries: deployment experience in Hong Kong

Suen¹,

Chiu²,

Tang

2020

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Purpose Virtual Reality (VR) has become a popular topic recently, and the quality of immersive experience nowadays is beyond our imagination. While VR applications for entertainment are common, it is a new and popular trend in academic libraries. Although many academic libraries in the West have started to provide VR services to catch up with the trend, the deployment is not quite popular in the East. This research aims to identify the reasons behind such phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach This research explores this phenomenon by studying two selected cases through interviews, site visits, and website/document analysis: the CAVE of the City University of Hong Kong Library and the VR Experience Zone of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Library. Findings The findings indicated that VR library services are well-received and meeting user needs. However, the major limitations of using VR in academic libraries are technical capability, space and budget, causing libraries to hesitate in introducing and developing VR services. Originality/value Scant studies focus on the development, management and user feedback of VR services in academic libraries, especially in the East. Based on the findings, possible solutions for academic libraries interested in taking part in this trend are suggested.

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Virtual Reality in Education: New Ways to Learn

Cited by 12 publications

References 28 publications

Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

Information technology and marketing: an important partnership for decades

Virtual reality services in academic libraries: deployment experience in Hong Kong

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