Challenges and opportunities of mixed reality in teaching and learning chemistry
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Mixed reality, chemistry education, virtual reality, chemistry laboratoryAbstract
Mixed reality is a key technology for the jobs of the future. The objective of this work is to study the contribution of mixed reality in the teaching of chemistry. A systematic literature review (SRS) was used as a strategy to identify the most relevant studies, based on the one proposed by Higgins and Green. The literature was organized into three categories: Chemistry laboratories with augmented reality, with virtual reality and with mixed reality. The main augmented reality applications found were Chemist, QuimicAR, AR Lab and BiochemAR. Regarding virtual reality applications, they were Nanome, HoloLAB Champions, vLUME and ProteinVr. Only two mixed reality laboratories were found which are Narupa and the Mixed Reality Chemistry Laboratory developed by DUAN. The general benefits mentioned by the reviewed works were to provide security when performing a task without any risk, access remotely from anywhere, have realistic scenarios, provide innovative and pleasant scenarios to simulate chemical experiments and allow different learning modes in experiments chemistry, making learning fun and interesting. However, there are several main problems and limitations, including dizziness and lack of orientation, as well as the poor accessibility of devices capable of reproducing these technologies. But the digital educational resources developed with these technologies incorporate interactive and multimedia content that favor attention, motivation and enrich the learning experience of students.
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