VeRidium: A Fully Immersive and Interactive Virtual Reality Educational Environment

Thiele G, Mirica KA, Habig S (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Journal of Chemical Education American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Education

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01256

Abstract

We present VeRidium, a fully immersive and interactive virtual reality environment for the utilization in university-level teaching. In a comparative study, one cohort of students was revisiting the fundamental structures of the metals in the virtual environment, another cohort was given the same tasks with clay models. Pre-Post-Test analyses reveal the efficacy and strengths of the virtual environment despite a larger preparational effort. Some lessons-learned are given from our journey starting with the programming of the environment from scratch, to final upload in the app store and implementation in lecture halls.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sebastian Habig Lehrstuhl für Didaktik der Chemie

Involved external institutions

Freie Universität Berlin DE Germany (DE) Dartmouth College US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Thiele, G., Mirica, K.A., & Habig, S. (2025). VeRidium: A Fully Immersive and Interactive Virtual Reality Educational Environment. Journal of Chemical Education. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01256

MLA:

Thiele, Günther, Katherine A. Mirica, and Sebastian Habig. "VeRidium: A Fully Immersive and Interactive Virtual Reality Educational Environment." Journal of Chemical Education (2025).

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