AR Collaborative Learning Support System for Anatomy Learning in Medical Museum

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19937
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 62030:Learning support system-related
• Research Institution: University of Yamanashi
• Principal Investigator: SUGIURA Atsushi 山梨大学, 大学院総合研究部, 助教 (90755480)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 拡張現実感技術 / 教育工学 / 医学教育 / 学習支援 / ウェアラブル機器

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted user experiments to evaluate usability and educational effectiveness. In the usability evaluation, we confirmed that the system using an HMD was the most effective, and we identified issues related to screen resolution and cybersickness. Additionally, the use of AR information for learning support was suggested to be effective. In the proposed system, we use optical see-through HMD and added automatic placement functionality for AR information. We continued to improve the system based on these enhancements.
We proposed an AR-based system that presents a virtual object and realized a virtual hands-on exhibit using a 3D-printed model of the human anatomy by displaying the positional relationship between the 3D-printed model and the specimen, using an accelerometer embedded in the 3D-printed model. We constructed the system by utilizing information and communication technologies for facilitating information exchange between two optical see-through HMDs.

Free Research Field

拡張現実感

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

医学標本館における効率的で効果的な協調学習環境が実現され、解剖学のアクティブラーニングおよびグループ学習に貢献できる。本研究システムは実物の標本を介した医学教材の質感から得られる具体的概念とARによる教示説明としてまとめられた抽象的概念を、総合的に獲得する機会を提供する。さらに、協調学習により各学習者の理解の深化を促すことが可能となる。本研究で実現される機能は、医学標本館のみならず医療現場や多くの展示施設などにも応用可能である。マルチユーザ環境による協調学習支援は遠隔学習支援にも発展することができ、適用範囲は広い。