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A Pedagogical Virtual Reality Environment for Children in Early Childhood Education

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Raquel E M de Oliveira,

Lorran R. Ferreira,

Jauvane C. de OliveiraAuthors Info & Claims

SVR '23: Proceedings of the 25th Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality

Pages 204 - 209

https://doi.org/10.1145/3625008.3625047

Published: 06 January 2024 Publication History

Abstract

The research presented here describes the use of a virtual reality system focused on the teaching-learning process in early childhood education. The system comprises of four activities that aim at developing and improving skills related to perception, motor coordination, recognition of geometric shapes, and spatial location and orientation. The interaction with the virtual environment occurs through Kinect360, enabling three-dimensional tracking of the students body in real time. The SUS evaluation method was administered to pedagogues to assess the usability of the system, and the results obtained are satisfactory and give evidence of the applicability of the system.

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Index Terms

A Pedagogical Virtual Reality Environment for Children in Early Childhood Education
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Interactive learning environments
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality

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SVR '23: Proceedings of the 25th Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality

November 2023

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DOI:10.1145/3625008

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de Carvalho Amaral CAmaral ÂElene Bataliotti S(2024)Virtual Reality Supporting Physical Education Teaching in Brazilian Elementary SchoolsHCI International 2024 Posters10.1007/978-3-031-61953-3_7(54-65)Online publication date: 1-Jun-2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61953-3_7

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