Virtual reality application for interactive and informative learning

Virtual Reality technology is spreading rapidly, and already existing in many fields nowadays. Education is one of the most important fields in life, therefore it should be in line with new technologies and lifestyles. In fact, applying technology in education, is facilitating the way of teaching and learning techniques. In this paper, a virtual reality application was developed for educational purposes such as practical learning and performing live experiments in the field of engineering and science. This application has a virtual environment which represents an educational society that will be seen through a Virtual Reality headset, and it will be controlled through a leap motion controller. By having this application, students will be able to perform experiments, attend online live 360D lectures, watch pre-recorded lectures, have a campus tour, and visit informative labs virtually. As a result, many educational problems will be solved including dangerous experiments, lack of equipment, and disables movement struggles.