Engineering students praise first ever university module taught completely in VR
15 Dec 2020
Professional Engineering
The entrance to Nottopia, the University of Nottingham's ‘virtual teaching island’ (Credit: University of Nottingham)
Engineering students have climbed inside a giant jet engine and studied a driverless taxi thanks to a University of Nottingham module taught entirely in virtual reality (VR).
Aiming to offer a more social learning experience, overcome pandemic isolation and deepen understanding of VR and simulation, the ‘virtual teaching island’ known as Nottopia hosted 50 students each week for lectures and seminars on using VR in product and technology design.
The “Simulation, VR and Advanced Human-Machine Interface” course, which ran from September to December 2020, was open to final year undergraduates in mechanical and aerospace engineering, product design and manufacturing, and postgraduates in human factors and ergonomics.