Experimentally - A virtual reality based experimental learning experience
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Supported by La Fondation Dassault Systemes
About the Project
Objectives
- To enable engineering graduates to seek quality education by making them understand the fundamentals in engineering.
- To help students to change the way they perceive science and mathematics
- Through it strengthen understanding of the fundamentals in science, mathematics and basic engineering, which is a challenge for many of students coming from rural areas and joining engineering programs.
Scope
- To impart education with a practical demonstration and make students experience science and mathematics around them.
- Develop experimental learning kit, through Digital demonstrations, Videos and VR, which will enable students to visualise and experience the concepts.
- To impart education with a practical demonstration using experimental kits and make the students experience science, mathematics and applications of engineering through VR.
- Provide quality education through such innovative learning material that explains concepts with practical demonstration, to students who do not have access to expert teachers and/or well-equipped laboratory set-ups / infrastructure.
- Through it strengthen the fundamentals in science, mathematics and basic engineering, which is a challenge for many of students coming from rural areas and joining engineering programs
- Development of learning content and learning kit with digital and VR experience, with website for access to experiments remotely, 24/7 with VR based player
Significance
- Development of learning content and learning kit with digital and VR experience, with website for access to experiments remotely, 24/7 with VR based player
- It provides scalable model to reach out to millions of students through online platform and help them to build their base / foundation
- By changing the methodology of education, the students will be comfortable in science, mathematics and technology topics.
- The project when implemented will aim to change the way student perceives engineering around them in the future, will develop strong foundation for them through experiential learning to bring out their full potential.
Learning Outcomes for Students
- The VR kits created are for students to experiment and study on them virtually
- The students are then allowed to comprehend the concepts with through understanding of the fundamentals
- Such a experiential learning content through visual understanding will greatly help them and make them ready for their career progression