Opportunities of VR for Teaching History

Publication Name: Acta Polytechnica Hungarica

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 21

Issue: 3

Page Range: 143-162

Description:

The present study examines the opportunities of VR in the context of humanities and arts and – within their frameworks – in that, of history. Its novelty clearly lies in the fact that in this fields’ cyberspace is not used either by public or by higher education. The inclusion of info-communication tools for history teaching, does not really follow the current trajectory of development. Educators usually work according to methods that have become the most common and familiar. This research clearly revealed that students, who regularly use the VR space, in a History course of teacher training, consider it experiential, user-friendly, simple, problem-oriented and thus, easier to visualize historical facts. The regular and widespread use of VR software could greatly and easily help to progress the historical curriculum space.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.12700/APH.21.3.2024.3.10

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