Tag: chemistry

  • Experience a Thermite Reaction in the VR Chemistry Lab!

    Experience a Thermite Reaction in the VR Chemistry Lab!

    Have you ever wanted to see fire, sparks, and melting metal in school? Well in real-life you could be suspended for that but in virtual reality, anything is possible. A new VR lab experience is available on the VR Chemistry Lab, available for the Meta Quest on the Meta App…

  • The Rainbow Flame Lab is now on The VR Chemistry Lab for Meta Quest

    The Rainbow Flame Lab is now on The VR Chemistry Lab for Meta Quest

    Our newest addition to The VR Chemistry Lab is the exciting Rainbow Flame Lab! In real-life, this lab exercise is a fun but potentially dangerous experiment. In VR, students can experiment with different chemicals, not worry about burning themselves, and practice safety skills in a consequence-free environment. Based upon an…

  • The VR Chemistry Lab is now on the Meta App Lab!

    The VR Chemistry Lab is now on the Meta App Lab!

    The VR Chemistry Lab, a project created in 2017, has finally been released on the Meta App Lab! It is a virtual reality simulation of a school science lab as well as a molecule modelling experience. You can find it at this link or by doing an exact search of…

  • Using VR to learn Science Lab Skills – Does it Work?

    Using VR to learn Science Lab Skills – Does it Work?

    Recently, I had some research published in the proceedings of the 2020 International Conference of Learning Sciences. It centered on a study I conducted where graduate students were asked to conduct a couple of chemistry experiments in a virtual reality (VR) simulation of a school laboratory. (Full paper is here).…