Virtual Reality In Education: Promise And Reality
R. Bowen Loftin, Frederick P. Brooks, Chris Dede · 2005
Many of the early investigators of Virtual Reality (VR) applications were enthusiastic in their belief that VR had extraordinary potential for use in education at all levels. In the nine years or so that VR has been a recognized technology, however, few educational applications have been developed and even fewer studies demonstrating VR's efficacy in education have been published. Yet many still have a gut feeling that students can be profoundly affected by VR experiences. This panel brings together individuals with differing viewpoints: on the one hand is a visionary and researcher who believes in VR's potential in education and on the other hand is a founding father who is skeptical about VR's ability to make meaningful contributions in educational settings.