Veranstaltungsprogramm

In diesem Beitrag werden die UI-Elemente einer Mixed-Reality-Anwendung vorgestellt, über die Nutzer sowohl Informationen zu Anlagenzuständen abrufen als auch direkt mit der Anlage im Mixed-Reality-Raum interagieren können. Die Anwendung wurde mit der Entwicklungsplattform Unity in Kombination mit dem Mixed-Reality Toolkit entwickelt und auf einer Microsoft HoloLens 2 implementiert. Evaluiert wurde die Anwendung an einer Modellfabrik mit zehn Studierenden und Professoren. Im Fokus der Evaluation stand vor allem die technische Performance der Anwendung, insbesondere deren Stabilität. Ergänzend wurden qualitative Rückmeldungen in Form von Interviews erhoben.

In higher education and vocational training, the integration of three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) has gained increasing significance in recent years. Contemporary studies demonstrate that immersive learning environments can effectively foster both cognitive and practical learning processes by enhancing visualization, interactivity, and situational engagement. Particularly within technical and engineering disciplines, VR is regarded as a forward-looking instrument for competence development. Research highlights in particular the added value of such approaches for the instruction of complex, interdisciplinary subject matter. Instruction in production and logistics presents specific didactic challenges, as it frequently demands systemic thinking, cross-functional process competence, and an understanding of dynamic workflows. The foundation of the present research project, the 3D VR serious game 3DVRpro, occupies an innovative and thus far unique position within the current state of research, as it represents the first systematic integration of three key dimensions: 3D VR technology, serious gaming approaches, and holistic process-oriented teaching in production and logistics. By enabling the comprehensive representation of realistic process chains in an interactive, gamified learning environment, it facilitates a novel quality of competence-oriented learning that extends beyond conventional VR training scenarios.