Work-in-Progress—Utilizing Virtual Reality to Promote Active Learning in Construction Management
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Akula, Sathish; Sargsyan, Nikolay; Korlapati, Soundarya; Wei, Xin; Seals, Cheryl D.; Kim, Jeff
- Source
- 2020 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), 2020 6th International Conference of the. :336-339 Jun, 2020
- Subject
- Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
General Topics for Engineers
Safety
Tools
Training
Virtual reality
Solid modeling
Task analysis
virtual reality
education
visualization
construction management
immersive learning
user interface
- Language
This work in progress paper discusses a Virtual Reality system dubbed Virtual Reality Construction Site Safety Simulator (VR-C3S). Within VR-C3S, students can assess the safety of a virtually simulated construction site by utilizing measurement tools available in the simulation. VR-C3S provides a hands-on learning experience to Construction Management students and involves them in active learning. VR-C3S was deployed in Oculus Go and Windows environment. A user evaluation study was conducted to determine how the application performs when compared to traditional learning methods.