3D Interaction for Computer Science Educational VR Game

Bolivar, Santiago; Ruiz-Perez, Daniel; Carrasquillo, Armando; Williams, Adam S.; Rishe, Naphtali; Ortega, Francisco R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23560-4_30

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“…Bolivar et al [35] This study presented an immersion 3D environment in the form of a video game. The environment offers the player the opportunity to explore basic CS concepts without removing any of the entertaining aspects of games.…”

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Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods

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This study investigated the role of virtual reality (VR) in computer science (CS) education over the last 10 years by conducting a bibliometric and content analysis of articles related to the use of VR in CS education. A total of 971 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and conferences were collected from Web of Science and Scopus databases to conduct the bibliometric analysis. Furthermore, content analysis was conducted on 39 articles that met the inclusion criteria. This study demonstrates that VR research for CS education was faring well around 2011 but witnessed low production output between the years 2013 and 2016. However, scholars have increased their contribution in this field recently, starting from the year 2017. This study also revealed prolific scholars contributing to the field. It provides insightful information regarding research hotspots in VR that have emerged recently, which can be further explored to enhance CS education. In addition, the quantitative method remains the most preferred research method, while the questionnaire was the most used data collection technique. Moreover, descriptive analysis was primarily used in studies on VR in CS education. The study concludes that even though scholars are leveraging VR to advance CS education, more effort needs to be made by stakeholders across countries and institutions. In addition, a more rigorous methodological approach needs to be employed in future studies to provide more evidence-based research output. Our future study would investigate the pedagogy, content, and context of studies on VR in CS education.

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Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods

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“…However, several publications also describe 3D experiences, which are designed for PCs, but also work with VR. An example is discussed in [7]. They present a playful 3D environment for exploring basic computer science concepts and offer an optional VR mode (for HTC Vive).…”

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Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systematic Review

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Dengel

Holly³

et al. 2020

26th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

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Virtual reality (VR) technologies have become more affordable and accessible in recent years. This is opening up new methods and opportunities in the field of digital learning. VR can offer new forms of interactive learning and working, especially for subjects from the STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) area. In this context we investigate the potential and application of VR for computer science education with a systematic review in this paper. We present a formal literature review on the use of VR technologies in computer science education. We focus on the identification of factors such as learning objectives, technologies used, interaction characteristics, and challenges and advantages of using fully immersive VR for computer science education. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Virtual reality; • Social and professional topics → Computing education programs; Computer science education.

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“…CT skill is essential for all citizens (Carretero et al, 2017). The educational mini game is one way to support students' CT and problem-solving skills (Bolivar et al, 2019;Hooshyar et al, 2020). The iThinkSmart VR mini games were developed to provide players with immersion, a high level of interaction, and engagement in a virtual world.…”

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“…The authors of Dr. Chestr VR game believe that the intervention can supplement the teaching of computer science topics and improve students' memorization. In another study, Bolivar et al (2019) developed a VR game-based intervention to support players to gain CS concepts. The game mimicked the "Escape Room" scenario where a player could make decisions that depict an everyday situation.…”

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“…Aside from the motivation and engagement that VR game-based application provides to learners as reported in the literature (Bolivar et al, 2019;Bouali et al, 2019;Butt et al, 2018), other affordances of VR in education is cognitive benefits, which include memorization of concepts, critical thinking, and reasoning (Dalgarno & Lee, 2010;Segura et al, 2020). Currently, evidence-based studies on the affordances of VR in education are still limited (Zheng et al, 2018), hence, more research is required to broaden the knowledge domain which can, in turn, contribute to mainstreaming VR in education.…”

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Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking

Agbo

Oyelere

Suhonen

et al. 2022

Education Tech Research Dev

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Computational thinking (CT) has become an essential skill nowadays. For young students, CT competency is required to prepare them for future jobs. This competency can facilitate students’ understanding of programming knowledge which has been a challenge for many novices pursuing a computer science degree. This study focuses on designing and implementing a virtual reality (VR) game-based application (iThinkSmart) to support CT knowledge. The study followed the design science research methodology to design, implement, and evaluate the first prototype of the VR application. An initial evaluation of the prototype was conducted with 47 computer science students from a Nigerian university who voluntarily participated in an experimental process. To determine what works and what needs to be improved in the iThinkSmart VR game-based application, two groups were randomly formed, consisting of the experimental (n = 21) and the control (n = 26) groups respectively. Our findings suggest that VR increases motivation and therefore increase students’ CT skills, which contribute to knowledge regarding the affordances of VR in education and particularly provide evidence on the use of visualization of CT concepts to facilitate programming education. Furthermore, the study revealed that immersion, interaction, and engagement in a VR educational application can promote students’ CT competency in higher education institutions (HEI). In addition, it was shown that students who played the iThinkSmart VR game-based application gained higher cognitive benefits, increased interest and attitude to learning CT concepts. Although further investigation is required in order to gain more insights into students learning process, this study made significant contributions in positioning CT in the HEI context and provides empirical evidence regarding the use of educational VR mini games to support students learning achievements.

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3D Interaction for Computer Science Educational VR Game

Cited by 8 publications

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Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods

Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods

Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systematic Review

Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking

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