Virtual and Augmented Reality game-based applications to Civil Engineering Education

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017-06-08

Authors

Fábio Matoseiro Dinis (Author) FEUP; Ana Sofia Guimarães (Author) FEUP; Bárbara Rangel Carvalho (Author) FEUP; João Pedro Poças Martins (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2017 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2017, Athens, Greece, April 25-28, 2017

Pages: 1683-1688

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Authenticus ID: P-00N-6AD

DOI: 10.1109/educon.2017.7943075

Abstract (EN): Gaming scenarios and virtual environments have shown beneficial results in Engineering Education. Various activities conducted in different fields demonstrate that students reveal appraisal for the integration of innovative technologies such as Virtual or Augmented Reality in the learning process. In this paper, Virtual Reality (VR) applications developed by first year students during an introductory class of the Integrated Masters in Civil Engineering are described. Additionally, two trials concerning the application of VR and Augmented Reality (AR) to Civil Engineering held at a local school (K-12 students) are also detailed. After the tests, students were surveyed and data was collected. Results and considerations are revealed in the final sections of this paper.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6