Virtual Reality in Higher Education

Virtualna stvarnost (eng. virtual reality) je tehnologija koja se danas sve više koristi u brojnim društvenim djelatnostima. Brojna istraživanja provedena su na temu kako bi virtualna stvarnost mogla biti od koristi u raznim društvenim granama, pa tako i u obrazovanju. Krajnji rezultati istraživanja donose brojne prednosti u industriji, ali i u obrazovanju, pomičući granice te stvara novi smjer napredne tehnologije. Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je upoznati se s pojmom virtualna stvarnost (VR), ispitati percepciju studenata o VR-u te doznati sve prednosti i rješenja koje ona donosi sa sobom. U radu je provedeno empirijsko istraživanje putem anketnog upitnika. Prikupljeni su podaci na temelju uzorka od 155 studenata koji su izrazili svoj stav i mišljenje o percepciji prihvaćanja i korištenja virtualne stvarnosti. Rezultati omogućuju kvalitetniji uvid na percepciju studenata o VR tehnologiji. Ovo istraživanje može biti od pomoći svima onima koji će u budućnosti provoditi slična istraživanja na ovu tematiku, htjeti saznati prednosti i nedostatke VR-a u obrazovanju, saznati percepciju studenata o istome odnosno postoji li temelj za implementiranje virtualne stvarnosti u visokoškolsko obrazovanje.Virtual reality is a technology that is increasingly used in many social activities today. Numerous researches have been conducted on the topic of how virtual reality could be useful in various social branches, including education. The end results of the research bring numerous advantages in industry, but also in education, pushing the boundaries and creating a new direction of advanced technology. The aim of this thesis was to get acquainted with the concept of virtual reality (VR), to examine students' perception of VR and to find out all the advantages and solutions that it brings with it. An empirical research was conducted in the paper through a questionnaire. Data were collected based on a sample of 155 students who expressed their views and opinions on the perception of acceptance and use of virtual reality. The results provide a better insight into students' perceptions of VR technology. This research can be helpful to all those who will conduct similar research on this topic in the future, want to find out the advantages and disadvantages of VR in education, find out students' perception of the same or whether there is a basis for implementing virtual reality in higher education