Tag: chemistry
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Experience a Thermite Reaction in the VR Chemistry Lab!
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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…
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The Rainbow Flame Lab is now on The VR Chemistry Lab for Meta Quest
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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…
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The VR Chemistry Lab is now on the Meta App Lab!
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The VR Chemistry Lab, a long-time project of mine, has finally been released on the Oculus 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…
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Using VR to learn Science Lab Skills – Does it Work?
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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).…