Transforming Affordable Virtual Reality Headsets into Effective Learning Environments

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iMETA59369.2023.10294604" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iMETA59369.2023.10294604</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iMETA59369.2023.10294604" target="_blank" >10.1109/iMETA59369.2023.10294604</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Transforming Affordable Virtual Reality Headsets into Effective Learning Environments

Original language description

Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing educational experiences by providing simulated environments that overcome physical limitations. This paper explores the transformation of affordable Virtual Reality technology, specifically the Meta Quest 2 headset, into an inclusive standalone learning environment. The official Meta store currently lacks popular 2D apps and Google Play services, while existing 3D apps are mostly game-focused or task-specific. Switching between 3D apps and keyboard navigation is complex. Leveraging and integrating tools like SideQuest, Termux, VS Code Server, and PRoot-based Linux distributions, we overcome these limitations, crafting a dedicated learning-friendly VR environment on the standalone Meta Quest 2 headset. We adopt a user persona-based scenario approach to identify potential use cases and VR requirements in the educational context. We then devise an experimental setup through thorough experimentation with the technologies mentioned earlier. We also conduct testing on our experimental setup and collect feedback from participants to examine the efficiency and usability of our standalone VR learning environment. The findings of this study contribute to the evolution of VR-based educational systems, enhancing learning experiences and broadening the scope of students' educational journeys. Although our research is based on qualitative results from a small group of participants, we believe that our study design, methodologies, tools, and deployment are significant for future related studies. Therefore we invite educators and researchers to replicate or modify our experiment in their classroom settings and engage in a scientific dialogue with us, further driving the development and refinement of affordable and inclusive VR-based education.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10200 - Computer and information sciences

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (iMETA2023)

ISBN

9798350328455

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

168-175

Publisher name

IEEE

Place of publication

Not specified

Event location

Tartu, Estonia

Event date

Sep 17, 2023

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

001143688600026