Title :
Application of haptic, visual and audio integration in astronomy education
Author :
Ni, Liya ; Krzeminski, Marek ; Tuer, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
This paper describes a multi-sensory virtual reality application for astronomy education. The application developed in this work allows Grade 6-9 students to learn about the Solar System through the exploration in a virtual environment with visual, audio and haptic feedback. Evaluation by school teachers and students shows that the haptic enabled virtual reality experience makes astronomy education more interesting and interactive, and helps students understand astronomy phenomena
Keywords :
astronomy computing; computer aided instruction; haptic interfaces; physics education; virtual reality; astronomy education; haptic enabled virtual reality; multisensory interaction; multisensory virtual reality application; user interface; virtual environment; visual audio haptic feedback; Application software; Astronomy; Computer science education; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Layout; Navigation; Physics education; Solar system; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, 2006. HAVE 2006. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0760-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0761-3
DOI :
10.1109/HAVE.2006.283790
