Gamification, Virtual Reality Pedagogy for the Provision of Active-Learning in Genetics, Forensics, & Biochemistry Laboratories

This project expands on ‘Application of Virtual Reality for Animal Dissection Teaching Laboratory: An Innovative Active-Learning Pedagogical Approach’ to create a complete the active-learning VR experience for students across multiple experiments in LIFS1904 (Laboratory for General Biology). This project will deliver (i) a unique customizable Gamification VRP containing 3D models and environments (relevant to Ex.1-Ex.4), an interactive crime scene introduction to set the VR narrative (investigator will collect DNA samples) and full VR experience for each experiment on the course. This project will subsequently enhance student mobility, immersion, engagement and learning through teaching framework alignment.