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Virtual Reality and Education: Overview Across Different Disciplines

Virtual Reality and Education: Overview Across Different Disciplines

Nicoletta Melida Sala
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781466698376|ISBN10: 1466698373|EISBN13: 9781466698383
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9837-6.ch001
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Sala, Nicoletta Melida. "Virtual Reality and Education: Overview Across Different Disciplines." Emerging Tools and Applications of Virtual Reality in Education, edited by Dong Hwa Choi, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9837-6.ch001

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Sala, N. M. (2016). Virtual Reality and Education: Overview Across Different Disciplines. In D. Choi, A. Dailey-Hebert, & J. Simmons Estes (Eds.), Emerging Tools and Applications of Virtual Reality in Education (pp. 1-25). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9837-6.ch001

Chicago

Sala, Nicoletta Melida. "Virtual Reality and Education: Overview Across Different Disciplines." In Emerging Tools and Applications of Virtual Reality in Education, edited by Dong Hwa Choi, Amber Dailey-Hebert, and Judi Simmons Estes, 1-25. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9837-6.ch001

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Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which combines hardware and software solutions. It permits to create three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds and virtual objects. This chapter describes how VR technologies find positive application fields in educational environments. VR, combined with multimedia technologies and in support of different learning styles, offers potential help in teaching and in learning paths. This chapter shows a set of examples in the applications of VR at different age levels schools, and in different countries (USA, Italy, Morocco, Romania, and Switzerland). VR, and their applications, are also described here.

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