As we move into 2018, there’s been much debate on whether virtual reality has lived up to the hype. While virtual reality games have become extremely popular, there’s still room for growth in other sectors, especially in academics & learning. However, there have been proponents for the adoption of virtual reality in education. According to a recent survey backed by Samsung, 92 percent of educators support the adoption of digital technologies in educational environments and 48% of teachers were open to using VR in the classroom. Tech giant HTC is reportedly working with developers to create education VR content and also on an online portal for teachers.
From educational VR games to apps like Tiltbrush that allow learners to explore and perform activities in new ways, there has been some exploration in using reality technologies for learning. Learning through experiences has long been considered superior to learning via simply reading or listening. VR educational app can be used to simulate scenarios right within the confines of the home or classroom and provide students with experiences that are otherwise too difficult to replicate. These are the other selling points for using VR in academic environments:
Virtual reality in educational institutions can be used to provide learning aids to students who have difficulty with traditional methods, such as kids with ADHD and dyslexia.
Educational games have already been shown to spark interest in complex “dry” subject matter. Virtual Reality in education can be used to complement and enhance the traditional methods of learning from textbooks and lab experiments and fully engage all of the learner’s faculties.
VR educational also offers the scope to conduct scientific experiments which have physical or other constraints and cannot be replicated in real life. Examples include subject matter related to gravity, water displacement, anatomical and biological experiments etc.
One of the roadblocks for mainstream adoption of virtual reality in education Is the lack of suitable content. Given the nascent, evolving stage of the field, VR educational content creators might face three main challenges:
Content needs to be tailored for audiences in specific location for maximum impact.
VR developers need to target the platforms that are most popular and likely to be used largescale by institutions and consumers alike.
Publishers need to create VR educational apps that fully leverage the advantages that offer for learning. Educational VR content creators & publishers can form partnerships with VR development companies that have experience in developing learning apps and also know how VR will reshape in different platforms.
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