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Development of a virtual reality platform as a training tool using gaming software
journal contribution
posted on 2018-04-09, 09:08 authored by Shahrol Mohamaddan, Ting S. Hong, Syed Tarmizi Syed Shazali, Keith CaseVirtual Reality (VR) is a well-known technology that is applied in many areas including education, medical, manufacturing etc. In the engineering field, VR is commonly used as a toolkit to train humans to perform complex tasks such as aircraft piloting, chemical handling etc. However, the practicality of using gaming software as a VR platform for training purposes needs to be investigated. In this paper, the DarkBASIC Professional (DBPro) gaming software was applied as a VR platform to train humans' adaptability towards new environments. The design of the structure of the VR platform using DBPro is described together with the main elements including 3D modeling, mapping, lighting and sound effects, and player's control. A comparison between the real world and the VR platform was evaluated. Ten selected subjects conveyed positive feedback on the realism of the VR platform through the survey. The results show that the time taken to complete a task was reduced up to 60% after the subjects performed the VR training in advance. It is hoped that the VR platform will support VR training with low development costs and an open source concept.
Funding
The authors would like to thank Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) for providing facilities for this project.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer EngineeringVolume
9Issue
3-10Pages
53 - 57Citation
MOHAMADDAN, S. ... et al, 2017. Development of a virtual reality platform as a training tool using gaming software. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering, 9 (3-10), pp.53-57.Publisher
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Acceptance date
2016-09-30Publication date
2017Notes
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ISSN
2180-1843eISSN
2289-8131Publisher version
Language
- en