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SoTT 2020 Conference - An interactive virtual reality physics instructional environment

TITLE An interactive virtual reality physics instructional environment based on Vygotskian educational theory AUTHOR Michael Cowling. Associate Professor - Information and Communication Technology (ICT), School of Engineering and Technology Robert Vanderburg, Lecturer - Education, School of Education and the Arts, CQUniversity ABSTRACT Physics Education is a popular application for Virtual Reality (VR), with many simulations being available for students to manipulate objects in virtual space. However, the vast majority of these applications take a very Piagetian approach to learning, instructing first in a traditional way and then exposing students to VR in a sandbox environment without the instructor present. This paper instead proposes a design for a VR physics simulation that instead takes a Vygotskian approach to teaching physics, allowing the students and instructor to collaborate in virtual space on a lesson and receive instruction. Using gravity and circular motion as a case study, this paper discusses a design to facilitate this learning comprising a virtual universe with control of planet placement and size, external satellite placement and size, as well as gravitational forces acting on these objects, along with a design-based research (DBR) research design to evaluate both usability and learning for the intervention.