Today, virtual reality and immersive environments are lines of research which can be
applied to numerous scientific and educational domains. Immersive digital media needs …

This study is a ten-year critical review of empirical research on the educational applications
of Virtual Reality (VR). Results show that although the majority of the 53 reviewed articles …

There are increasing new advances in virtual reality technologies as well as a rise in
learning virtual environments for which several studies highlighted the pedagogical value …

Virtual Reality is implemented by a combination of technologies that are used in order to
visualize and provide interaction with a virtual environment. These environments often …

The rising popularity of virtual reality has seen a recent push in applications, such as, social
media, educational tools, medical simulations, entertainment and training systems. With …

Virtual worlds and immersive simulations are designed to create a compelling, collaborative,
and participatory experience for the user, and often contain a variety of features not possible …

The concept of Virtual Reality (VR) dates back to around 1930, where different technologies
and concepts arise. For instance, in 1929 Edward Link created the Link Trainer (further …

The ability for learners to interact online via their avatars in a 3-D simulation space means
that virtual worlds afford a host of educational opportunities not offered by other learning …

Since the first time the term" Virtual Reality"(VR) has been used back in the 60s, VR has
evolved in different manners becoming more and more similar to the real world. Two …

Virtual worlds are an important tool in modern education practices as well as providing
socialisation, entertainment and a laboratory for collaborative work. This paper focuses on …