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This paper describes the development of a prototype for an AR application, which supports volume calculation and spatial understanding for mathematics in vocational educations in Denmark. Teaching of spatial shapes and their properties are done mainly in a two-dimensional space on paper. To mitigate the inherent contradiction of learning about 3D-figures on paper, we set forth to develop an application, which focus on visualizing 3D-objects with the use of handheld AR. The application is developed with the iterative design process where the development of low- and high-fidelity prototypes have been essential for improving and testing the product. From testing it was noted that there was expressed excitement for the visualization of the 3D-objects through AR and how real they seemed. Especially the visualizations of the figures size and the size compared to its volume. From test results the AR visualization of 3D-objects and interaction with them helped test subjects to better understand the spatiality of the shown object. With the application they were able to “see the unseen” [6], which helped their understanding of spatial objects. We propose the use of AR technology to be further utilized as a natural tool in relevant subjects, where a visualization can promote or enhance a better understanding of a topic. On the top of this, AR contributes to the learning experience, which will vast and remain with the users.
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Thank you to teacher Søren Damgaard for the basic idea for the application. Thank you to co supervisor Patricia Bianca Lyk, for supervising the project and project report. A big thank goes to Simone’s dear friend Nina Weilbaecher for doing the graphical work on Fig. 2. Special thanks to Lasse Juel Larsen for internal perusal and proofreading in the writing of this paper.
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Dalager, S., Majgaard, G. (2022). Development of an Educational AR Tool for Visualization of Spatial Figures and Volume Calculation for Vocational Education. In: Chen, J.Y.C., Fragomeni, G. (eds) Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Applications in Education, Aviation and Industry. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13318. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06015-1_2
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