The students' perspective on mixed reality in higher education: A status and requirement analysis

Abstract

The evolution of Virtual and Mixed Reality worlds is closely related to the development of digitalization and increasing technologies — aspects that capture the changes marking the twenty-first century. With the emergence of studies showing that the use of Virtual and Mixed Reality elements in learning processes positively influence the students' motivation and their control of learning-outcomes, these technologies are becoming more and more popular practices in education and learning contexts. Nevertheless, studies about the students' perspective in Germany are rarely conducted. Therefore, a status and requirement analysis of the students' demands on Mixed Reality in higher education has been developed and conducted. Questions of research are composed of the students' general attitude towards Mixed Reality in higher education and the influence of user factors on their attitude. Furthermore, the study covers the participants' perception of the current usage of Mixed Reality in higher education. First results show that there is a general positive attitude towards Mixed Reality. Especially the innovative character of Mixed Reality is a strong benefit for students. The younger the students are the stronger their requirements for Mixed Reality in higher education are.