A New Lab
VR Education
The science lab can be a very dangerous place, especially when used by inexperienced or young learners. The chemicals and experiments done in the lab are usually those that require extreme caution or precision. They are opportunities to learn and experience something that one does not often get the chance to do. My app is designed to provide students and scientists with a safe atmosphere to experiment and learn. By using VR to place students inside a virtual lab we help to limit potential injuries, accidents and errors. I am proposing fully integrated lessons for students to engage in, without the dangers of harmful chemicals or broken instruments. By having a virtual lab, the supervisor has both easier control over the students, and a built in aid for students when they’re performing their experiments. By eliminating any chance of error, injury or broken equipment you overall increase the consistency and impact of the experiment. Every student performs a perfect experiment every time and gets the full effect of the experience. Also this would save money in the long run for schools. This practically cuts the need for any science equipment except for demonstrations by the teacher. There isn’t a need to buy a full set for a whole class. This makes the VR app very helpful to the budget. It can also hold hundreds of different experiments too making it very versatile for any curriculum and can have language translator to for global use. The program would require the installation and download of these simulations and the use of a virtual classroom or lab. This kind of classroom simulator already exists so this isn’t a problem, design in the lab experiments would require scientists or experts to help program the software to react how it would in the real world. All the app would need is the real world physics and attributes of any object or material used in the experiment. With help this project could help improve the experience of many students around the world and engage and inspire them to enjoy science and learning about the world around them.