The Application of Virtual Reality in Engineering Education

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 2879
• Main Authors: Soliman, Maged, Pesyridis, Apostolos, Dalaymani-Zad, Damon, Gronfula, Mohammed, Kourmpetis, Miltiadis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2021
• Subjects: constructivist learning theory; Engineering education; Human factors research; Laboratories; Learning; learning theories; Realism; Systematic review; variation learning approach; Virtual reality; VR labs

The advancement of VR technology through the increase in its processing power and decrease in its cost and form factor induced the research and market interest away from the gaming industry and towards education and training. In this paper, we argue and present evidence from vast research that VR is...