Virtual and augmented reality in physics education: Opportunities, challenges, and didactic perspectives

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/3155/1/012027/pdf" target="_blank" >https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/3155/1/012027/pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3155/1/012027" target="_blank" >10.1088/1742-6596/3155/1/012027</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Virtual and augmented reality in physics education: Opportunities, challenges, and didactic perspectives

Original language description

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies are revolutionizing educational practices by delivering immersive and interactive learning environments. This paper investigates the implementation of VR and AR in educational contexts, with particular emphasis on physics education, examining their capacity to enhance student engagement, foster collaboration, and deepen comprehension of complex scientific concepts. These technologies enable virtual field trips, interactive simulations, and access to remote educational resources, thereby making learning more engaging and accessible to diverse student populations. VR creates fully immersive digital environments, while AR overlays digital information onto the real world, offering complementary approaches to experiential learning. Nevertheless, significant challenges persist, including substantial equipment costs, technical complications, and health-related concerns such as cybersickness in VR environments. Our empirical study involved a pedagogical experiment focusing on Newton’s laws of motion with secondary school students, yielding mixed outcomes. The findings emphasize the critical importance of establishing a comprehensive didactic framework and addressing practical implementation barriers to fully realize the educational potential of VR and AR technologies. Despite initial challenges, both VR and AR demonstrate substantial promise for transforming learning experiences and merit continued investigation and methodological refinement.

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

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

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

Article name in the collection

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

ISBN

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ISSN

1742-6588

e-ISSN

1742-6596

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

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Publisher name

IOPscience

Place of publication

Bristol

Event location

Terchová

Event date

Sep 17, 2025

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

UT code for WoS article

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