Mobile Virtual Reality (VR) for Science Projects: Ohm's Law Laboratory

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly brought devastation to the education system igniting innovation led by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This paper proposes a mobile Virtual Reality (VR) application for teaching physics education to high school learners in a virtual laboratory. It was developed using Unity3D game engine, Visual Studio Community, Photoshop and 3D Studio Max. It was deployed on Android-based smartphones. The user comfort levels and VR content were tested. The results showed that about 50% of learners felt uncomfortable when using VR equipment. However, none reported any form of unease such as dizziness while being immersed in the virtual environment. Secondly, about 45% of learners mentioned that VR content was adequately presented. Furthermore, 65% of the users clearly understood the voice commands, and 35% needed to hear the commands repeatedly for them to be able to operate the application. The application offers an interactive and immersive 3D environment to learn the fundamentals of Ohm's Law. The application has the potential to address learning barriers experienced by learners who lack laboratory equipment but are expected to conduct scientific experiments. A learner with a smartphone and a head-mounted display will be able to make use of the proposed application in the comfort of their own home.