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Interactive Models Based on Virtual Reality Technology Used in Civil Engineering Education

Interactive Models Based on Virtual Reality Technology Used in Civil Engineering Education
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Author(s): Alcínia Zita Sampaio (University of Lisbon, Portugal), Pedro Gameiro Henriques (University of Lisbon, Portugal), Carlos Oliveira Cruz (University of Lisbon, Portugal)and Octávio Peres Martins (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 27
Source title: Teaching through Multi-User Virtual Environments: Applying Dynamic Elements to the Modern Classroom
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Giovanni Vincenti (Towson University, USA)and James Braman (Towson University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-822-3.ch021

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Abstract

Concerning the educational task, a school of engineering can be reasonably expected to constantly update computational resources which are in frequent use in the professions, technology which must be introduced into the training of the student, leading to their adaptation for curricula in these disciplines. The interaction allowed by three-dimensional geometric models could make an end to passive attitudes of learners as an opposition to traditional teaching systems. In addition, virtual reality technology could be applied as a complement to three-dimensional modeling, leading to a better communication between the various stakeholders in the process, whether in training, in education or in professional practice. Techniques of virtual reality were applied on the development of teaching models related to the construction activity. The involvement of virtual reality techniques in the development of educational applications brings new perspectives to the teaching of subjects related to the field of Civil Engineering activity.

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