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Authors:
Jean-Pierre Toumazet
Jean-Yves Laronde
Jean-François Verite
Keywords: Co-design; Electrical hazards Simulation; Immersive Virtual Reality; Interactive Devices; Multi-disciplinary; Problem-Based Learning; Computer Supported Collaborative Learning; Professional gestures
Abstract:
The teaching of electrical hazards for future professionals is an important issue. This problem is complex, because to train students in risk, it is necessary to confront them with dangerous situations, but without making them take risks. The VirtuElec project was born in this context: co-producing, with a company specialized in virtual reality, an environment simulating electrical hazards and allowing to train according to different scenarios at different levels of competence. The originality of the project is to involve the students themselves in the construction of this environment. By integrating a project team, they worked in a design office to co-develop this tool and enrich it with video and virtual supports: a training support carried out by students and for students. Students who participated in this project gained knowledge in the areas of electrical hazards, virtual reality, and teamwork, but they felt they gained the most proficiency in the last two skills. Finally, this tool was implemented within the framework of a semi-autonomous training module combining real and virtual experimentation, in order to offer students the most complete experience possible of the professional situations they will face in their future jobs.
Pages: 134 to 140
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2021. Used with permission.
Publication date: December 31, 2021
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-2628