The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages
An interactive three-dimensional (3D) experience known as augmented reality (AR) employs computers to superimpose virtual data over the real world. Virtual reality (VR) is the artificial computer reconstruction of a real-life environment or experience. In the last decade, academic medical and dental...
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| author | Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Wahid, Hanan Hamimi Mahmud, Melati Mohd Zahari, Hafizul Izwan Omar, Norsuhana Mohd Rasoul, Asfizahrasby Abdul Salim, Noor Hafizah |
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| description | An interactive three-dimensional (3D) experience known as augmented reality (AR) employs computers to superimpose virtual data over the real world. Virtual reality (VR) is the artificial computer reconstruction of a real-life environment or experience. In the last decade, academic medical and dental institutions have witnessed the emergence of teaching technologies created using extended reality technology, such as AR and VR. It has been suggested that these technological advancements might support and further improve the medical and dentistry student teaching process. However, some medical and dentistry educationists are still sceptical about the usage of these technologies. This is because, throughout the centuries, the students in both fields were trained via established conventional methods. The purpose of this paper is to understand the benefit and impediments use of both technologies. We aim to review the advantages and disadvantages of AR and VR applications in the teaching process of medical and dentistry students. |
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| spelling | upm-1104252025-09-19T02:43:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110425/ The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Wahid, Hanan Hamimi Mahmud, Melati Mohd Zahari, Hafizul Izwan Omar, Norsuhana Mohd Rasoul, Asfizahrasby Abdul Salim, Noor Hafizah An interactive three-dimensional (3D) experience known as augmented reality (AR) employs computers to superimpose virtual data over the real world. Virtual reality (VR) is the artificial computer reconstruction of a real-life environment or experience. In the last decade, academic medical and dental institutions have witnessed the emergence of teaching technologies created using extended reality technology, such as AR and VR. It has been suggested that these technological advancements might support and further improve the medical and dentistry student teaching process. However, some medical and dentistry educationists are still sceptical about the usage of these technologies. This is because, throughout the centuries, the students in both fields were trained via established conventional methods. The purpose of this paper is to understand the benefit and impediments use of both technologies. We aim to review the advantages and disadvantages of AR and VR applications in the teaching process of medical and dentistry students. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110425/1/110425.pdf Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati and Wahid, Hanan Hamimi and Mahmud, Melati and Mohd Zahari, Hafizul Izwan and Omar, Norsuhana and Mohd Rasoul, Asfizahrasby and Abdul Salim, Noor Hafizah (2023) The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (spec.12). pp. 65-78. ISSN 1675-8544; eISSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2023112812160909_2023-0512.pdf 10.47836/mjmhs.19.s12.9 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Wahid, Hanan Hamimi Mahmud, Melati Mohd Zahari, Hafizul Izwan Omar, Norsuhana Mohd Rasoul, Asfizahrasby Abdul Salim, Noor Hafizah The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
| title | The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
| title_full | The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
| title_fullStr | The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
| title_full_unstemmed | The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
| title_short | The applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
| title_sort | applications of augmented reality (ar) and virtual reality (vr) in teaching medical and dentistry students: a review on advantages and disadvantages |
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