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The purpose of this article is to highlight the state of the art of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality technologies and their applications in formal education. We also present a selected list of case studies that prove the utility of these technologies in the context of formal education. Furthermore, as byproduct, the mentioned case studies show also that, although the industry is able to develop very advanced virtual environment technologies, their pedagogical implications are strongly related to a well-designed theoretical framework.

Virtual realities and education

Research on Education and Media

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The purpose of this article is to highlight the state of the art of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality technologies and their applications in...

Virtual realities and education

Publié en ligne: 20 janv. 2017

Pages: 60 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rem-2016-0019

Mots clés
virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, formal education, learning affordances

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Virtual realities and education

Publié en ligne: 20 janv. 2017

Pages: 60 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rem-2016-0019

Mots clésvirtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, formal education, learning affordances

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, formal education, learning affordances