Anatomy Builder VR: Applying a Constructive Learning Method in the Virtual Reality Canine Skeletal System Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Springer International Publishing AG 2018. We present Anatomy Builder VR that examines how a virtual reality (VR) system can support embodied learning in anatomy education. The backbone of the project is to pursue an alternative constructivist pedagogical model for learning canine anatomy. The main focus of the study was to identify and assemble bones in the live-animal orientation, using real thoracic limb bones in a bone box and digital pelvic limb bones in the Anatomy Builder VR. Eleven college students participated in the study. The pilot study showed that participants most enjoyed interacting with anatomical contents within the VR program. Participants spent less time assembling bones in the VR, and instead spent a longer time tuning the orientation of each VR bone in the 3D space. This study showed how a constructivist method could support anatomy education while using virtual reality technology in an active and experiential way.

published proceedings

  • ADVANCES IN HUMAN FACTORS IN TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND LEARNING SCIENCES, AHFE 2017

author list (cited authors)

  • Seo, J. H., Smith, B. M., Cook, M., Malone, E., Pine, M., Leal, S., Bai, Z., & Suh, J.

citation count

  • 19

complete list of authors

  • Seo, Jinsil Hwaryoung||Smith, Brian Michael||Cook, Margaret||Malone, Erica||Pine, Michelle||Leal, Steven||Bai, Zhikun||Suh, Jinkyo

publication date

  • January 2018