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Motivational Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator to Teach Disk-Scheduling Algorithms for Solid-State Drives (SSDs)

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The literature already shows diverse gains in the adoption of virtual reality environments, such as the possibility of safely repeating experiments without increasing the costs. However, it is unclear the advantages of the adoption of two-dimensional (2D) simulators in comparison to three-dimensional (3D) simulators based on virtual reality. We present a motivational analysis of a virtual reality simulator for teaching disk-scheduling algorithms for solid-state drives (SSDs). For this, we developed a fully immersive and interactive simulator. A case study was carried out with 38 students in which it compared the simulator being executed in a 2D environment (desktop) with a 3D environment (Google Cardboard). The results indicate a motivational increase in the 3D environment in some aspects.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.

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  1. Computer Science Master Program, UNIFACCAMP, Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil

    Alex Sandro Rodrigues Ancioto, Luiz Felipe Santos Freitas & Marcelo de Paiva Guimarães

  2. Computer Science Department (UFSJ), São João del Rei, Brazil

    Diego Roberto Colombo Dias

  3. Faculty of Computing and Informatics, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil

    Valéria Farinazzo Martins

  4. Institito de Física Gleb Wataghin (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil

    Alexandre Fonseca Brandão

  5. Núcleo de Ensino a Distância (UAB/Reitoria), UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marcelo de Paiva Guimarães

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Ancioto, A.S.R., Freitas, L.F.S., Dias, D.R.C., Martins, V.F., Brandão, A.F., de Paiva Guimarães, M. (2020). Motivational Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator to Teach Disk-Scheduling Algorithms for Solid-State Drives (SSDs). In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12255. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58820-5_59

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