Research on System of Virtual-Reality Fusion and Inquiry-Based Learning

doi:10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.21-0847

Abstract

Abstract:

With the increasing interest in personalized and self-motivated education, emphasizing active learning and practical experiences, inquiry-based learning (IBL) is attracting interest in education. Considering the requirement for inquiry-based education, a framework of full process inquiry-based learning environment in the real-virtual worlds is designed. As an example, a mixed-reality chemical experiment system is developed. The metadata including user behavior data, interactive suite status and interactive interface status is collected through physical sensing. By mapping real-world status to the virtual world avatar, virtual experiments are simulated with computational dynamic solvers and real-time rendering. The generated images are sent back to the real world with the portable display. In the meantime, through data modeling and behavior visualization, the user behavior, study status, and process information are visualized to the inspectors facilitating teachers' instruction and forming a meaningful inquiry-based teaching.

Key words: virtual-reality fusion, inquiry-based learning, physics-based simulation, user behavior visualization

CLC Number:

TP391.9

Yongning Zhu, Zeru Lou, Tianxiang Wu, Jianmin Wang. Research on System of Virtual-Reality Fusion and Inquiry-Based Learning[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2023, 35(1): 82-94.

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