Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications

Paweł Kazimierz Buń; Radosław Wichniarek; Filip Górski; Damian Grajewski; Przemysław Zawadzki; Adam Hamrol

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a

Paweł Kazimierz Buń ¹ ^* , Radosław Wichniarek ¹, Filip Górski ¹, Damian Grajewski ¹, Przemysław Zawadzki ¹, Adam Hamrol ¹

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¹ Poznan University of Technology^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) may be used as an innovative educational tool. However, in order to fully exploit its potential, it is essential to achieve the effect of immersion. To more completely submerge the user in a virtual environment, it is necessary to ensure that the user’s actions are directly translated into the image generated by the application, which can be achieved by means of various devices, such as tracking systems and VR headsets, as well as haptic devices. Recently, VR has become the focus of e-entertainment, which has resulted in the appearance on the market of numerous, low-cost peripheral devices. The paper discusses the examples of potential applications and steps necessary to adapt low-cost devices to immersive educational applications.

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virtual reality
low-cost equipment
virtual learning environments

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2017, 381-394

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Buń, P. K., Wichniarek, R., Górski, F., Grajewski, D., Zawadzki, P., & Hamrol, A. (2017). Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(2), 381-394. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a

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Buń PK, Wichniarek R, Górski F, Grajewski D, Zawadzki P, Hamrol A. Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(2):381-94. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a

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Buń PK, Wichniarek R, Górski F, Grajewski D, Zawadzki P, Hamrol A. Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(2), 381-394. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a

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Buń, Paweł Kazimierz, Radosław Wichniarek, Filip Górski, Damian Grajewski, Przemysław Zawadzki, and Adam Hamrol. "Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 2 (2017): 381-394. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a

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Buń, P. K., Wichniarek, R., Górski, F., Grajewski, D., Zawadzki, P., and Hamrol, A. (2017). Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(2), pp. 381-394. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a

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Buń, Paweł Kazimierz et al. "Possibilities and Determinants of Using Low-Cost Devices in Virtual Education Applications". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 2, 2017, pp. 381-394. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00622a