Learning physics with virtual simulations

Students worldwide find very difficult to learn sciences. Therefore there is a need to find innovative ways to motivate students and help them learn. One possible way is the inclusion of technology in the classroom because it is a familiar environment for these students, the digital natives. This article addresses the specific use of simulators as a means to improve the learning of Physics. The aim of this work is to design, develop and test a virtual reality simulator that allows experiencing / feeling various forces of physics such as the friction force, the aerodynamic force and the gravitational force. To give more realism to the man-machine interaction the simulator uses a haptic interface.