Virtual reality school for children with learning difficulties

• DOI: 10.1145/1178477.1178541
• Publication Date: 2007-01-17T01:15:56Z
• Authors: Lucia Vera; Gerardo Herrera; Elias Vived
• Keywords: 4. Education; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

This paper describes the process starting from the identification of educational needs of children with learning difficulties to the design of a fully interactive virtual school, where it is possible to learn about the physical and social world. The fundamentals of this design are the exclusive advantages that Real Time Graphics offer for developing tools in which children can learn while playing. This development has been done in the framework of a strongly-funded project by the Spanish Government. This ongoing project is in its final stage of development and will produce tools which are valid both for special and mainstream education, ready to be used and tested over final users.