Opportunities and Challenges in Virtual Reality for Remote and Virtual Laboratories

MJ Callaghan; A Gomez; Gavin McLaughlin; Niall McShane

doi:10.1109/REV.2015.7087298

Opportunities and Challenges in Virtual Reality for Remote and Virtual Laboratories

MJ Callaghan, A Gomez, Gavin McLaughlin, Niall McShane

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Abstract

Recent technological advances and consumer level pricing for virtual reality hardware and related peripherals has led to renewed interest in its use for education and training. The design of compelling, effective and practical applications in virtual reality for education is challenging. It adds additional levels of complexity and overheads to the creation of teaching material and to ensuring a positive student experience. This paper (work in progress) explores some of the issues in the use of virtual reality in the context of remote and virtual laboratories and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities of porting existing practical labs and simulations into a virtual reality environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Unknown Host Publication
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	235-237
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-7839-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/REV.2015.7087298
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 16 Apr 2015
Event	12th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 16 Apr 2015 → …

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation
Period	16/04/15 → …

Keywords

Virtual Reality
Engineering Education
Remote and Virtual Laboratories
Game Based Learning.

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Callaghan, MJ., Gomez, A., McLaughlin, G., & McShane, N. (2015). Opportunities and Challenges in Virtual Reality for Remote and Virtual Laboratories. In Unknown Host Publication (pp. 235-237). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/REV.2015.7087298

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