Implementing Virtual Reality Laboratory Accidents Using The Half Life Game Engine, Worldup, And Java3 D
John T. Bell, Scott Fogler · 2020
This paper describes recent developments in an ongoing project [1][2][3] to develop a series of virtual reality based laboratory accident simulations, designed to impress upon users the importance of following proper lab safety procedures, and the potential consequences of not doing so.The primary goal of the project is that users will remember the experience of suffering a lab accident longer and more vividly than a written set of lab safety rules, and will hopefully conduct themselves in a safer manner as a result.A secondary goal is to explore a variety of different development platforms, to determine which are most practical and effective for this type of first-person educational simulation.The following sections will describe the current status of the overall project, and describe the most recently developed modules.