• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.245-251
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• 2017

This presents an English conversation training system with which learners train their conversation skills in English, which makes them converse with native speaker characters in a virtual reality environment with voice. The proposed system allows the learners to talk with multiple native speaker characters in varous scenarios in the virtual reality environment. It recongizes voices spoken by the learners and generates voices by a speech synthesis method. The interaction with characters in the virtual reality environment in voice makes the learners immerged in the conversation situations. The scoring system which evaluates the learner's pronunciation provides the positive feedback for the learners to get engaged in the learning context.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.209-217
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• 2022

Virtual reality entered a new phase with the introduction of wearable devices represented by Oculus. This study proposes an immersive virtual reality based on Oculus Rift that enables direct immersion in virtual reality from a first-person perspective for English learning. At this point, it is meaningful to provide considerations when designing instruction for language learning through a comprehensive and integrated review of immersive virtual reality. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to find a way to maximize the application of language education in the immersive virtual world. And for the design elements for English learning through immersive virtual reality, the setting of learning theory, consideration of differences in learning, selection of learning tasks, regulation of teachers' influence, determination of types of applied senses, flexibility of design, and usage environment were suggested. By integrating the results, various discussions and directions for instructional design were presented.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.269-278
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• 2006

In this study, we used Virtual Reality (VR) materials on an introductory earth science course consisted of thirty six pre-service science teacher program students. Before and after class an instrument of Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES) was administered. The main focus of the CLES was to evaluate how the classroom was prepared for student centered learning environment. The pre and post tests of student perceptions regarding their learning environment were compared in six domains: personal relevance, critical voice, shared control, student negotiation, scientific uncertainty, and attitude. Questionnaire regarding the general perception of the VR materials was administered as well. How future science teachers valued the use of VR materials in their classrooms was found from this study. Based on these results, we intend to contribute for a more complete understanding of the potential of VR materials in achieving better learner-centered classroom environment.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.165-176
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• 2018

With the development of information and communication technology, the possibility of utilizing 3D virtual reality in education has been sought. Especially, the screen composition in the virtual reality has the possibility of inducing the emotion of the user which may affect the learning. However, there is little research on what aspects of the screen can cause emotions. The purpose of this study is to analyze the user's perception of screen components inducing emotion in virtual reality learning environment. Using Multi Dimensional Scaling (MDS), the user's perception of the main screen in a representative virtual reality learning environment platform was investigated. As a result, the dimension of depth on the screen and the dynamics of the avatar related to the movement were confirmed. This study is meaningful to explore technical variables that can induce emotions among screen elements in virtual reality contents.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.155-172
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• 2024

This study investigates the effectiveness of foreign language learning through diverse treatments in virtual settings, particularly by differentiating virtual environments with three textual enhancement techniques. A 2 × 3 mixed-factorial design was used, treating virtual environments as within-subject factors and textual enhancement techniques as between-subject factors. Participants experienced two videos, each in different virtual learning environments with one of the random textual enhancement techniques. The results showed that the interaction between different virtual environments and textual enhancement techniques had a statistically significant impact on presence among groups. In examining main effects of virtual environments, significant differences were observed in flow and attitude toward pre-post learning. Also, main effects of textual enhancements notably influenced flow, intention to use, learning satisfaction, and learning confidence. This study highlights the potential of Metaverse in foreign language learning, suggesting that learner experiences and effects vary with different virtual environments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2024.01a
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• pp.225-226
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• 2024

가상현실 기술을 활용한 역사 교육 콘텐츠 개발은 미래 교육 환경에 적응하고 학습 경험을 혁신하기 위한 중요한 도전이다. 이를 통해 시각적·체험적 학습을 강화하여 학생들의 흥미와 참여도를 높일 수 있으며, 다양한 교육 자료를 가상 현실에서 체험하면서 깊은 이해를 도모할 수 있다. 메타버스 기술은 역사적 사건들을 현실과 가상의 경계를 넘어 재현할 수 있는 독특한 기회를 제공하며, 이를 통해 학생들은 적극적으로 학습에 참여하며 창의성과 문제 해결 능력을 키울 수 있다. 따라서 이 콘텐츠의 개발은 교육의 미래를 모색하고, 새로운 학습 환경에서의 효과적인 교육 방법을 개발하는 데에 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 기대된다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.32-40
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• 2009

This research provides a new approach for implementing an educational content for Historic Education in order to provide an effective learning environment. From historic educational point of view, it is important to comprehend a historical fact in the context of the situation at that time. So, this paper suggests that the historic content should describe not only information about various relics and ruins but also historical relationship and background. In this system, we provide versatile type of contents to help learners for collecting manifold informations about their interesting era. And this system proffers natural and residential 3D environments, which give learners to understand conceivably and to think collectively. Using the interactions, the learners navigating this virtual world are able to construct their own information system through selecting a interested one among the offered contents in the system and consequently they are getting a scientific thinking power and a creative imagination.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.524-527
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• 2010

증강현실은 가상현실과 달리 완벽한 가상공간이 아닌 실제 환경과 융합된 환경을 제공하여 줌으로써 수용자들과의 상호 작용성을 한층 더 강화시켜주고 있다. 게임을 비롯한 가상현실에 대한 컨텐츠의 활용은 최근 미디어 아트, 스마트 폰과 같이 매체와 결합을 하면서 증강현실 형태로 다양한 분야에 적용되고 있다. 특히 학습하고 있는 내용에 대한 직접적인 정보 제공과 콘텐츠 제공을 통한 실시간 상호 작용성이 가능해짐에 따라 이를 활용하고자 하는 교육적 수요가 증가하고 있다. 이러한 산업적 요구에도 불구하고 증강현실 시스템에 관한 선행된 연구들의 많은 부분이 리얼리티의 증가, 렌더링 및 트랙킹 기술, 입체 영상으로의 변환등과 같이 기술적인 부분으로 한정되어 있으며, 증강현실을 교육적으로 활용하기위한 연구는 미비한 편이다. 즉 기술적인 면에서 어떻게 적용할 것인가에 대한 연구가 선행되었을 뿐 수용자의 입장에서 적용 방법 및 적용 범위에 따른 다양한 논의가 부족한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 증강현실 경험을 최적화하기 위한 구현요소를 수용자 시각과 인식에 중점을 두어 파악하고 적용하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2000.10b
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• pp.574-576
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 가상현실을 기반으로 하는 컴퓨터 조립과정 학습 시스템을 구현하였다. 컴퓨터 조립과정을 교육하는데 있어서는 실습이 가장 중요하다. 그러나 기존의 자료들은 과정을 설명한 텍스트나, 2차원 이미지 데이터를 사용하고 있어 그저 보여주는 학습에 그치고 있다. 이런 단점을 보완하기에는 가상현실을 이용한 학습이 가장 좋은 대안일 것이다. 본 논문은 VRML과 EAO를 이용한 Java를 사용하여 시스템을 구현하였다. 이는 학습자들에게 좀더 현실감 있는 교육환경을 제시해 주어서 학습효과를 극대화시킬 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.149-158
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• 2023

HMD, which is applied with the latest technology, minimizes motion sickness with high-resolution displays and fast motion recognition, and can accurately track location and motion. This can provide an environment where you can immerse yourself in a virtual three-dimensional space, and virtual reality contents such as disaster simulators and high-risk equipment learning spaces are developing using these characteristics. These advantages are also applicable in the field of basic science education. In particular, expanding the concepts of electric and magnetic fields in physics described by existing two-dimensional data into three-dimensional spaces and visualizing them in real time can greatly help improve learning understanding. In this paper, realistic physical education environments and contents based on three-dimensional virtual reality are developed and the developed learning contents are experienced by actual learning subjects to prove their effectiveness. A total of 46 middle school and college students were taught and experienced in real time the electric and magnetic fields expressed in three dimensions in a virtual reality environment. As a result of the survey, more than 85% of positive responses were obtained, and positive results were obtained that three-dimensional virtual space-based physical learning could be effectively applied.