Physics Education in Virtual Reality: An Example

Autor/inn/en	Kaufmann, Hannes; Meyer, Bernd
Titel	Physics Education in Virtual Reality: An Example
Quelle	In: Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2 (2009) 1-2, S.117-130 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1792-8788
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Simulated Environment; Computer Simulation; Educational Games; Science Experiments; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; Motion; Secondary School Science; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Foreign Countries; Austria (Vienna) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Künstliche Umwelt; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Educational game; Lernspiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bewegungsablauf; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ausland
Abstract	We present an immersive virtual reality (VR) application for physics education. It utilizes a recent physics engine developed for the PC gaming market to simulate physical experiments correctly and accurately. Students are enabled to actively build their own experiments and study them. A variety of tools are provided to analyze forces, mass, paths and other properties of objects before, during and after experiments. Innovative teaching content is presented that exploits the strengths of the 3D virtual environment. Physics Playground serves as an example of how current technologies can be combined to deliver a new quality in physics education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Themes in Science and Technology Education. The Educational Approaches to Virtual Reality Technologies Laboratory, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR 45110, Greece. Tel: +30-2651005697; Fax: +30-2651005854; Web site: http://earthlab.uoi.gr/theste
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01