BF Lu
ABSTRACT
Learning by playing is one of the natural way for knowledge and skill acquisition. This paper addresses the issue of learning molecular biology by Virtual Reality (VR) based playing. A software system MolecularStudio is developed using the VR Technology for learning of protein structure. The paper also reports an experiment with a group of seven volunteer secondary students learning bio-molecule using the MolecularStudio.
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- Learning molecular biology by VR playing
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