Construction of Immersive Experiences: Development of Virtual Reality Technology to Facilitate Physical Geography Learning

Abstract

The rapid development of technology encourages using the latest learning media, virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology can facilitate the study of physical geography by exploring virtual environments and being an innovation in conventional teacher-oriented learning, classrooms, printed books, and lecture methods. The research objective was to produce Geosite Interactive Virtual Technology (GeoVirtex) using the ASSURE development model and to test the practicality and effectiveness of the product in the learning process. The study results are GeoVirtex media which have been declared valid and suitable for use based on expert validators. GeoVirtex can provide immersive experiences based on constructivist ideas by providing active and independent learning to positively impact understanding and learning outcomes. Based on product trials on 85 students, the media is classified as very practical (90.87%), and the effectiveness of the media is moderate (0.38).