Enhancing STEM Curriculum with Virtual Reality: Electricity and Magnetism Simulations
“Interactive 6DOF virtual reality environment allowing students to visualize invisible 3D electromagnetic vector fields, manipulate charges, and assemble virtual circuits.”
Project Scope & Details
An immersive educational virtual reality platform designed to enhance understanding of abstract physics concepts in electricity and magnetism. Students interactively place positive and negative point charges, visualize dynamic 3D field line vectors in real time, and assemble circuit components with immediate physical simulation.
3D Maxwell Vector Field Simulation
Real-time stereoscopic rendering of dynamic electric and magnetic flux lines around charges and current loops.
Interactive Lorentz Force Visualization
Allows students to launch charged particles through magnetic fields and observe 3D helical trajectories.
Spatial Magnetic Dipole Manipulation
Provides intuitive 6DOF hand controller manipulation of bar magnets and induction coils.
Empirically Validated STEM Learning Gains
Classroom study demonstrates significant retention and spatial conceptual comprehension improvements over 2D diagrams.
Enhancing STEM curriculum with virtual reality: electricity and magnetism simulations
Authors: Nishant Shinde, Himangshu Sarma
- Nishant Shinde
- Dr. Himangshu Sarma