Let’s Get Real: Reviewing the Literature to Identify the Role of Realism in Educational Virtual Reality

• In Event: AECT Gallery Walk - D&D Showcase, Emerging Technology Showcase, AECT Gallery Walk - Available 24/7 during the convention.
  In Roundtable Session: DELT Poster Sessions

Short Description

This literature review study updates educators about the current state of virtual reality (VR) in education. Learners’ and instructors’ descriptions of the importance of REALISM in their VR experience/design of the VR experience are coded, analyzed, and graphically depicted. This poster features an interactive element that asks viewers to decide if a given VR technology will help learners achieve a given learning objective, based on the level of realism that is required in the scenario.

Author

• Presenter: Amber A. Walton, Syracuse University