An immersive Virtual Reality interface for Civil Engineering dissemination amongst pre-university students

• 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: Proceedings of 2017 4th Experiment at International Conference: Online Experimentation, exp.at 2017

Pages: 157-158

4th Experiment at International Conference, exp.at 2017

6 June 2017 through 8 June 2017

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Authenticus ID: P-00M-XTN

DOI: 10.1109/expat.2017.7984423

Abstract (EN): Game-based interfaces and Virtual Reality (VR) environments have shown encouraging results regarding Engineering and educational applications. In the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, several developments have been made regarding the application of games and VR experiences. Simultaneously, Engineering Education is gradually adapting new practises for improvising transferability of knowledge amongst students, which also entail gaming and VR-based applications. This paper includes a description of an immersive VR interface developed under the scope of an ongoing educational programme. The developed VR interface allows participants to explore a 3D model of one of the campus' buildings, simultaneously discovering the different disciplines of Civil Engineering.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2