Lee Jeong Min ¹, Kim Ji Hye ¹, Lee Kyoung Hak ²

Affiliations
1 Department Virtual and Augmented Reality, Namseoul University,Korea
2 Department IACF, Namseoul University, Korea

Abstract

Objectives: Although individual learning using personal devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs is available with recent development of IT and media technology, analog educational methods are still widely used in actual education fields. In addition, the demand on edutainment, which allows learning through plays and entertainments, is increasing in order to overcome limitations of existing educational methods. Methods/Statistical Analysis: In this study, contents for edutainment consist of a touch screen, a touch table and IoT educational tools, as well as existing personal devices. The purpose of contents is to learn a fossil chapter in the elementary school science through a type of game, together with an educator. The objects of content such as fossils and mammoths were created using animation characters and UIs that were familiar to children and modelled with actual images to encourage the reality and involvement. A survey and a deep interview with education experts after an exhibition class for elementary school children were conducted to test the contents created. Evaluation criteria consists of 4 areas; educational content, design, interface and technology. Findings: According to the survey, there were positive answers with high satisfaction across the contents. In addition, it is assessed that understanding of students was high as the class was more realistic and provided more direct experience than existing analog classes conducted conventional books and images. Application/Improvement: The contents with various real educational tools simultaneously although the level of satisfaction about educational effects of the contents is high. We expect active studies about future orientation of edutainment contents and experiential educational contents, based on findings of this study.

Keywords

After School Learning, Edutainment Content, Experiential Educational Contents, Science Education.

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Kim Ji Hye ¹, Kim Jin Gon ², Lee Kyoung Hak ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Virtual and Augmented Reality, Namseoul University, KR
2 Department of Visual Information Design, Namseoul University, KR
3 Department of IACF, Namseoul University, KR

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Virtual reality content is changing into a form of pursuing experience and convenience as it gradually emphasizes user interaction, and user-centric designs and interfaces like UI/UX are performing important roles in creating a new communication and interaction. Thus, when designing content for a virtual environment, a design environment that allows users to focus within the virtual space, toward the cognitive factor, must be created by means of user comprehension and experience. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Current virtual reality content requires adaptive learning in terms of new device control, with various devices and interaction functions. Hence, studies, in accordance with the cognitive process from virtual reality, are necessary in order to achieve an effective experience based on virtual reality content, because user needs in regards to comprehension and convenience toward new environments are being generated. The present study analyzes virtual reality contents based on cognitive affordance theory through information and behavior detected by visual perception in order to achieve efficiency for convenient environments, utility, and user participation expansion, which is achieved by restricting contents to those only of the CAVE system type. Findings: The sub-elements of cognitive affordance theory are divided into perception, function, and behavior, and the data analyzing the correlation in accordance with each type of virtual reality content establishes a theory for an efficient virtual reality content usage plan, presenting a utilization model. Research on contents based on cognitive affordance has been positively affected by content understanding and focus, affected from the perception factor out of each cognitive affordance element. Application/Improvements: Such results show that more convenient environments for users will be built and content satisfaction will be increased, and may be presented as an efficient utilization plan for virtual reality content development.

Keywords

Action, Contents, Cognitive Affordance, Function, Perception, Virtual Reality.

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Kim Young Mi ¹, Kim Ji Hye ¹, Lee Kyoung Hak ², Bang Yun Kyeong ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Virtual and Augmented Reality, The Graduate School of Namseoul University, Korea
2 Department IACF, Namseoul University, Korea
3 Department of Motion Arts Design, Namseoul University, Korea

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Owing to the development of smartphone, mobile educational applications are rapidly increasing, especially those for children. However, it is necessary to induce them to ‘move their bodies for themselves’. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The purpose of this study is to produce virtual reality-based educational content that induces learners to naturally act and gain learning effects. Based on virtual reality device ‘(I-cube)’ that induces learners to act, it hides alphabets here and there in the space. Learners can naturally learn English words by looking around like in the ‘treasure hunt’ and searching for cards with words. Findings: The implications of this study can be summarized as follows. First, the existing e-learning content could not arouse learners’ interest or induce them to constantly participate in education as it consisted of passive interactions such as clicking buttons. This study can provide measures to solve this problem. Second, it shows the possibility to provide a new type of virtual reality. The fact that technology development costs for virtual reality are increasing but there are few successful business cases could be a risky element for virtual reality. However, if virtual reality and education can be integrated in Korea that has high education fever, it could make a great case. Application/Improvements: In order for the market of virtual reality-based content for children to develop, it is necessary to study how virtual reality devices would influence children’s bodies.

Keywords

Behavior Affordance, English Education, Edutainment, Simulation, Virtual Reality

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