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Construction of a virtual reality learning environment for teaching structural analysis
Author(s) -
Chou Chien,
Hsu HsiehLung,
Yao YuSeng
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0542(1997)5:4<223::aid-cae1>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - virtual reality , curriculum , computer science , engineering education , center (category theory) , mathematics education , human–computer interaction , engineering management , engineering , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , chemistry , crystallography
Abstract This article discusses applying virtual reality (VR) to civil engineering education. It first describes the difficulties of teaching structural analysis in the traditional classroom setting and then outlines the potentials and limitations of using VR for civil engineering education. A VR‐based learning center has been developed for structural analysis curriculum, and its design, development, and evaluation are reported. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 5: 223–230, 1997