MathVR: Teaching Vector Arithmetic Using Virtual Reality
Matt Cabanag · 2023
Traditionally, linear algebra has been taught using 2D representations of fundamentally 3D concepts. We present a visualisation of vector arithmetic in virtual reality with full hand presence and lateral motion, demonstrating how this new technology can be used to enhance student engagement and understanding. We detail sufficiently powerful affordances to convey ideas such as compound operations, yet simple enough to be digestible by average undergraduate students in a 1st year university mathematics course. This presentation aims to catalyse discussion and ideas around the use of immersive technologies for education in more abstract disciplines such as mathematics.