“MedChemVR”: A Virtual Reality Game to Enhance Medicinal Chemistry Education

• Published in: Multimodal technologies and interaction Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 10
• Main Authors: Abuhammad, Areej, Falah, Jannat, Alfalah, Salasabeel F. M., Abu-Tarboush, Muhannad, Tarawneh, Ruba T., Drikakis, Dimitris, Charissis, Vassilis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Curricula; Drug stores; e-learning; Education; Gamification; human-computer interaction; Information technology; Learning; medicinal chemistry; Molecular structure; Organic chemistry; Pharmaceutical sciences; Pharmacists; Smartphones; Students; Teaching methods; Virtual reality; Visualization

Medicinal chemistry (MC) is an indispensable component of the pharmacy curriculum. The pharmacists’ unique knowledge of a medicine’s chemistry enhances their understanding of the pharmacological activity, manufacturing, storage, use, supply, and handling of drugs. However, chemistry is a challenging...