MACHINE MODELING AND SIMULATIONS, Machine Modeling and Simulations 2021

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Virtual reality and its possible integration into the process of distance learning focused on technically oriented subjects
Eduard Franas, Marek Kočiško, Jakub Kaščak, Simona Hlavatá, Adrián Vodilka

Last modified: 10. 05. 2023

Abstract


Individual digital technologies which are aimed on simulation of real world elements are currently one of the most promising areas of interrest. The growing popularity of the augmented, virtual reality technologies, as well as the industries in which their application has an increasing impact, is causing a sharp growth in the number of specialized software. An increasingly popular sector in which virtual and augmented reality has promising prospects is the field of education. It was this area that created space for the application of various software solutions during a pandemic situation. The application focused on the distance form of educational process, training and mediation of interactive experiences, which subsequently mitigate the teaching process, has found application not only in technically oriented areas. This article presents the possibilities for usage of the virtual environment created in the Rinoceros software, which is used as a supporting tool for the teaching process of technically oriented subjects. The article describes how to apply and modify specialized software  for a specific area of use.  Particular type of VR/ AR devices are used to mediate an interactive form of teaching, towards a specific group of students. Due to the intention of increased efficiency of this process, the article presents the possibilities of using the multiuser - host / guest functions, for full interactivity of more users. This solution allows the users to work with 2D, 3D models and CAD model assemblies in a virtual environment. It also presents the possibilities and promising areas of use which describe the other software features and their possible application in other areas, such as reverse engineering and intuitive modeling.