Virtual Reality for Early Education: A Study

Fabola, Adeola Ezekiel; Miller, Alan

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41769-1_5

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“…Numerous studies on the application of virtualisation in educational environments have shown that it is not only effective in terms of teaching, but that this system stimulates interest in the subject, allowing students to develop new ideas or reformulate old ones (e.g. Christou, 2010;Elmqaddem, 2019;Fabola et al, 2016;Kavanagh et al, 2017). In the same way, the education system has been affected by the global pandemic, demonstrating that e-learning is also possible, and that projects such as the one presented here have a place in schools.…”

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From the cave to the virtual museum: accessibility and democratisation of Franco-Cantabrian Palaeolithic art

García-Bustos

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Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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Highlights: Despite being a transcendental cultural manifestation in the history of humanity, there are hardly any open-access virtual repertoires of Palaeolithic art. The numerous photogrammetric studies carried out in successive archaeological campaigns to answer scientific questions can be used in educational and dissemination projects. In the framework of the authors’ outreach project called "PaleoArt-3D: regreso al pasado" a virtual museum has been created to make Palaeolithic art a more accessible and democratic heritage. Abstract: Palaeolithic art is a cultural manifestation of great importance to understanding the early history of our species. Through this artistic phenomenon, one can study aspects such as long-distance contacts, evidence of learning or the perception with which Palaeolithic humans were able to execute and memorise such precise details. However, there are few virtual repertoires that offer collections of Palaeolithic art. Accessibility to this type of archaeological remains is even more difficult considering conservation is prioritised over tourist visits. For these reasons, Palaeolithic art is today a type of cultural asset that is largely unknown to the population. The project "PaleoArt-3D: regreso al pasado" was created with the aim of democratising this heritage and making it more accessible. To this end, a virtual museum has been developed to exhibit digital models of parietal and portable art with complementary annotations for each one. The methodology includes a first stage dedicated to digitising examples of Palaeolithic art in caves or open-air stations and exhibited in Spanish and French museums. Next, the necessary infrastructure was designed to house the exhibition using specific software such as Blender. Post-processing tasks were carried out to reducing the number of polygons without losing quality. Finally, the museum has been uploaded to the Sketchfab platform to make it freely available online. It is hoped that this virtual museum will contribute to promoting and creating a more significant number of digital resources related to Palaeolithic art that are easily accessible to the public.

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From the cave to the virtual museum: accessibility and democratisation of Franco-Cantabrian Palaeolithic art

García-Bustos

Rivero

Bustos

et al. 2022

Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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“…Fabola et al [27] investigated the use of virtual reality (VR) as a tool for learning about heritage, specifically St Andrews Cathedral. First year pupils from a secondary school in the city of St Andrews took part in virtual tours of the Cathedral as it was in the 14th century using Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, Oculus Rift, computer screens and Xbox controllers and then answered questions about their experiences with the various systems.…”

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A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari

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The use of information technology in the field of cultural heritage makes it possible to involve more and more people in the promotion of cultural heritage, fostering social, cultural, economic and community growth. This work stems from the interest in using Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of cultural heritage, creating a tour of the city of Bari that tells its evolution over the years. To this end, a low-cost VR360 application has been developed which, by means of a cardboard, allows the user to experience a virtual journey through time. It tells the story of the city, focusing on its urban expansion and the evolution of its architectural styles, influenced by various dominations over the centuries, up to the current state. The virtual environment was created from spherical images of the city, captured through 360° cameras and enriched with various types of information content. The user experience was assessed by means of a questionnaire derived from previous work that was generalised and adapted to the considered scenario: the results showed a very good level of satisfaction, usability, engagement, immersion and sense of presence; the highest score was obtained for the visual quality of the images of the virtual environment.

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“…In addition, it has been seen that VR technologies are directly related to the suitability of image quality which is considered as the primary determinant in assessing effectiveness. For this reason, it is considered that the content to be used should be vivid with high resolution, which affects the users' preferences (Gome et al 2012& Fabola, Miller, 2016. It has also been pointed out that the visual quality of virtual VR technologies could be lower than the actual conditions, which would cause some problems that the users would deal with.…”

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Investigating The Influence of Virtual Reality Technology in Teaching and Learning: From Perception of Nigerian Junior High School Students

2021

JEP

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It was relevant to investigate integrating virtual reality technology and education teaching, claiming that VR technologies are essential for teaching and learning. Therefore, the study was conducted in Abuja, Nigeria, to assess how much VR technologies could be practical tools to improve teaching and learning at the junior high school level from learners' perspective. Fifty-six students were randomly selected from 5 public junior high schools to use VR goggles to play games, watch videos, and see photograph contents based on virtual environments. As a result, it was discovered that the participants expressed a high level of appreciation of VR applications which could be attributed to the fact that more than three-quarters of the participants had never previously tried them either for educational or entertainment purpose. Moreover, based on their experience, an overwhelming majority of the participants ultimately agreed that VR technologies as instructional tools would be very effective in visualizing abstract concepts for practical understanding, making learning more interactive, encouraging active participation rather than passivity, and making learning more exciting and fun.

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Virtual Reality for Early Education: A Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

From the cave to the virtual museum: accessibility and democratisation of Franco-Cantabrian Palaeolithic art

From the cave to the virtual museum: accessibility and democratisation of Franco-Cantabrian Palaeolithic art

A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari

Investigating The Influence of Virtual Reality Technology in Teaching and Learning: From Perception of Nigerian Junior High School Students

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