Gülacti, Ender-Musa: Untersuchung von VR-Methoden im Bereich des e-Learnings am Beispiel der Technischen Mechanik

Bachelor thesis

Investigation of VR methods in the field of e-learning using the example of technical mechanics

Technical mechanics cause some students problems learning and understanding the topics. The lines of the shear-, normal- and the moment of a force cause problems at the beginning, as they are abstract and complex. The topic of e-learning is also considered. There are various methods in the field of e-learning. These methods involve different technologies and some are only used for certain areas. It also looks at how people learn and how to optimize the process. You first need to know how to learn before trying to teach someone. Therefore, as part of this bachelor's thesis, a concept is created for the implementation of an application that allows the user to create his own loads on the beam and see the course of the lines. This application is being implemented in the Unity development environment for VR. VR is used to enable users to interact better with the environment.

In the application, it is possible for the user to move objects himself and thus create his own dynamic problems. This allows the user to try his own problems and expand his knowledge in this area. In the application, the concepts of how people learn better were implemented and so attempts were made to improve the learning process. The Application Should be adaptable and improved with more advanced topics. Thus, all users, with different learning advances, can learn and are neither under-nor overwhelmed.

Finally, a sample run is carried out. This showed that users quickly coped with the application and there was a learning progression. This progress was tested with a questionnaire. There, two tasks were set before testing the application and after testing a new task. The subjects, who had problems with the first two tasks, were able to solve the new task more easily after testing. Looking at the problem in a more relaxed way and from other perspectives, fear a better outcome.