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Advanced virtual laboratories of electromagnetism using a mobile game development ecosystem

Abstract:

Direct laboratory exercises and observations are a fundamental part of science courses, but the concepts such as distance learning, and open universities, are now becoming more widely used for teaching and learning. However, due to the nature of the subject domain, the use in science and engineering are relatively behind when using online distance learning. We propose a solution developing several advanced virtual laboratories of electromagnetism which is a replica the real lab fully software-based, using a mobile game development with Unity 3D. Unity is a game development ecosystem: a powerful rendering engine fully integrated with a complete set of intuitive tools and rapid workflows to create interactive 3D and 2D content that is considered a tool of artistic expression which joint the art and technology. We argue for this solution since it offers advantages over real labs, which will be elaborated further in this paper.