Abstract
The use of Virtual Reality Systems (VRS), as a learning aid, encourages the creation of tools that allow users/students to simulate educational environments on a computer. This article presents a way of building a VRS system with Software Packages to support Electrical Engineering Virtual Laboratories to be used in a near future in the teaching of the curriculum unit of Circuit Theory. The steps required for the construction of a project are presented in this paper. The simulation is still under construction and intends to use a three-dimensional virtual environment laboratory electric measurement, which will allow users/students to experiment and test the modeled equipment. Therefore, there are still no links available for further examination. The result may demonstrate the future potential of applications of Virtual Reality Systems as an efficient and cost-effective learning system.
Highlights
The use of Virtual Reality Systems (VRS), as a learning aid, encourages the creation of tools that allow users/students to simulate educational environments on a computer
Authoring systems offer many graphics, interaction, and other tools necessary for educational software [6]. It can use the preferred 3D authoring tool, such as 3Ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp, Blender, LightWave, or any other 3D tool able to export to X3d or VRML, to enable the creation of animation in 3D models and 3D worlds
When using a browser based on Java technology to display a page that contains an applet, the applet code is transferred to the system and executed by the browser Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Summary
The simulation is an educational tool that is used in a number of different domains. A simulation allows students to gain practical experience of the simulated process at no expense or any potential harm that may result from the authentic experience in real life. Students are free to repeat experiences and experiment with different approaches, without being concerned with the consequences of any failure in the simulation. All animations must be built beforehand in the source program of the 3D model [2]. In this case the idea is to build it as a 3D lab environment (for Measures and Instrumentation) where the components can be observed and handled. The aim is to build simple electrical schematics that subsequently can be changed in their values, showing new results
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