Currently, the use of virtual reality (VR) is being widely applied in different fields, especially computer science, engineering, and medicine. Concretely, engineering applications based on VR cover approximately one half total number resources (considering research works published up to last year, 2016). In this paper, capabilities computational software for designing education are discussed. As a result, general flowchart proposed as guide any application. It worth highlighting that,...

The rapid advance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in recent times the current pandemic caused by COVID-19 have profoundly transformed society economy most world. education sector has benefited from this ICT-driven revolution, which provided expanded multiple new tools teaching methods that did not exist just a few decades ago. In light technological change, virtual laboratories (VLs) based on use reality (VR) emerged, are increasingly used to facilitate teaching-learning...

The increasing dissemination of virtual reality learning environments (VRLEs) compels the elucidation how these didactic tools can improve their effectiveness at formative level. motivation generated in students by a VRLE is revealed as key factor achieving meaningful learning, but such itself alone does not guarantee long-term retention knowledge. To identify necessary characteristics to achieve an appropriate level this paper compares set VRLEs created previous years with group recently...

This paper presents a teaching approach aiming to give students the chance of applying theoretical concepts in virtual environments, thereby overcoming limitations overcrowded classes or large groups engineering undergraduates using available testing equipment. The proposed deals with enhancing self-learning one most common tests used materials and/or civil engineering, namely, compression test concrete samples. To achieve this goal, two didactic-propose computational tools were developed:...

Nowadays, there are many situations in which information and communications technology (ICT) is used as a vehicle to transmit knowledge. The fast evolution of recent decades has favored the development virtual reality (VR) augmented (AR) with them emergence laboratories (VLs) using VR or AR. Since such technologies can help students understand atomic spatial distribution, crystallography discipline that taken advantage use VL teaching crystal lattices, thus solving usual educational problem...

Since its emergence in the 1960s, use of virtual reality (VR) has grown progressively. This wide dissemination VR allowed application an increasing number disciplines, including education. It is well known that laboratories (VLs), which base their technology, are very useful tools both university and professional training. In this article, main advantages disadvantages modern VLs teaching analyzed. addition, design development process must be followed to appropriately create these described...

Students commonly exhibit serious spatial comprehension difficulties when they come to learning crystal systems. To solve this problem, an active methodology based on the use of a Didactic Virtual Tool (DVT)—developed by authors—is presented in paper. The students’ opinion was obtained from survey carried out 40 mechanical engineering students. analysis results reveals that, using DVT, students achieve better understanding contents where often arise during conventional teaching. Several DVT...

The concept of technological obsolescence that affects computer programs is a readily observable phenomenon has been widely studied over the past half century. so-called virtual reality learning environments (VRLEs) which are used to support university classes significantly affected by this obsolescence, decreasing their formative effectiveness as process advances. In study, two VRLEs analyzed means an empirical research based on survey results (N = 135) after using in engineering classes....

Laboratory practices in technical degrees are usually crowed, what makes that many students waste the opportunity of putting into practice knowledge acquired theoretical classes. Taking this account, an interactive virtual platform (IVP) is presented paper for enhancing students´ self-learning one most commonly material tests used engineering: compression test concrete samples . In order to carry out such innovative teaching approach, a computational modeling materials laboratory was...

Students consider spatial visualization as one of the major difficulties at which they had to face in engineering studies. Most them think that any effort leading improve understanding such problem is welcomed. Taking this into account, an interactive application developed paper order overcome students traditionally find with regard ternary phase diagrams. To develop didactic diverse commercial software were used: (i) 3DStudioMax for designing equilibrium diagram and (ii) Quest3D giving tool...

Virtual resources (VR) in the form of interactive media applications (IMA), didactic videos (DV), virtual platforms (IVP) or Small Resources (SVR), etc. are becoming powerful tools university teaching. This is particularly important case engineering studies where these VR allow overcoming spatial visualization problems, learning mechanisms operation, etc., and increasing student motivation process. Thus, understanding complex concepts can be solved. In this paper, a review opinion with...

Despite the interesting applications that PDF-3D offers in teaching, especially for subjects related to spatial comprehension difficulties, such a didactic tool is not well known education sector. Thus, proposal of using engineering studies presented this paper, specifically, field teaching ternary phase diagrams (TPDs). The resource—easy design and easy use—allows students overcome visualization difficulties linked with TPDs. According students’ opinions, an effective use any topic and,...