Virtual reality 3D stereo technology to improve motivation in the learning process of use of nuclear energy in eletric power generation

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Beatriz
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Lapa, Celso Marcelo Franklin, Mol, Antônio Carlos Abreu, Jorge, Carlos Alexandre Fructuoso, Botelho, Felipe, Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo de conferência
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional do IEN
• Texto Completo: http://carpedien.ien.gov.br:8080/handle/ien/2522
• topic: INAC 2007; Virtual reality; Virtual environments; 3D stereo technology

Virtual Environments (VE) are computer-generated environments. The advantage of VE is that people can be immersed by the simulated environment, which would sometimes be unavailable due to cost, safety, or perceptual restrictions in the real environment. In this work, Virtual Reality 3D Stereo technology is used to disseminate the application of nuclear energy in electric power generation. Virtual Reality with 3D Stereo Vision has a significant effect on people to retain what they have learned, and is clearly superior to traditional learning techniques, such as 2D videos and books, since navigation in 3D virtual worlds can improve motivation in the learning process. In this way the main systems of a PWR nuclear power plant had been implemented virtually in 3D stereo technology. As a result, it is expected that learning be achieved in a clearer, joyful and more objective way.