Virtual Reality as good practice for teamwork with engineering students [Realidad virtual como buena práctica para trabajo en equipo con estudiantes de ingeniería]

Virtual reality is an alternative for student's motivation, allowing them actions like flying or observing the environment from different perspectives in a controlled way. Multiuser interaction in virtual reality leads to collaborative virtual environments that promote the development of social...

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Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad de Medellín
Repositorio:
Repositorio UDEM
Idioma:
zho
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.udem.edu.co:11407/4926
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/11407/4926
Palabra clave:
Collaborative virtual environment
Engineering education
Gamification
Teamwork
Virtual reality
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http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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Summary:Virtual reality is an alternative for student's motivation, allowing them actions like flying or observing the environment from different perspectives in a controlled way. Multiuser interaction in virtual reality leads to collaborative virtual environments that promote the development of social skills in teamwork, in particular with members in different geographic locations. In these contexts there are different virtual reality application proposals transporting students to environments where they make team decisions for achieving intended goals. However, such proposals do not emphasize the importance of identifying the strengths of each team member for the improvement in the team performance. This paper presents a virtual reality-based videogame incorporating gamification principles for promoting and improving teamwork in engineering students.