Share Paper: A Virtual Reality Teaching and Learning Environment for Chemistry

  1. Thomas Wilcox, wilcoxmedia.com, United States
  2. Diane Wilcox, James Madison University, United States
Wednesday, June 27 2:15 PM-3:15 PM Oud West

Abstract: In the 2016-2017 academic year, a virtual reality (VR) developer created a VR learning environment to help undergraduate chemistry students understand cubic and hexagonal close packing. This topic was chosen for visualization in virtual reality because it is difficult for undergraduate chemistry students to learn. The completion of the VR prototype took approximately 9 to 12 months, and involved conceptualization, design, development, and testing with members of the target population. This Pecha Kucha presentation presents the VR environment created and describes some of the technical, visual, and instructional design considerations encountered by the developer.