EDUCATION

VIRTUAL REALITY IN EDUCATION

Virtual reality is a technology that can be applied in any field, indicating experts in the field
of pedagogy the possible benefits in the teaching-learning procedure through the use of virtual reality,
as the application of Information and communication technologies (ICT).
It is considered that, in a short period of time the precursor organizations of virtual education
will find in virtual reality an effective tool, with which to improve the teaching-learning process.

Virtual reality is a technology especially suitable for teaching, due to its ease to capture
the attention of students through their immersion in virtual worlds related to the different branches
of knowledge, which can help in learning the contents of any subject . In addition, in accordance with
the ninth objective set out in Annex II of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity,
we must use all kinds of tools in order to educate in this digital society and thereby reinforcing the

effectiveness of educational services. Watch this video.

It was in 1993, when the first practical use of an application of virtual reality in education was

carried out and was developed through a prototype laboratory of applied physics.23 A leaps and

bounds advances in the field of education, although still There is much to do. The possibilities of

virtual reality and education are endless and bring many advantages to students of all ages. There are

currently few initiatives that create content for education, since all the attention and advances are being

made in the entertainment industry, although many take for granted what is coming in the future and will

be a key piece in education.24 In university studies it is already used for practical purposes and to

generate experience to design models of architectures (engineering) or see some systems of the human

body (medicine). With the same objectives, a pilot test was carried out at the Hunters Lane Institute

(Tennessee, USA) in 2017.