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Kinect™ Based Biology Education System

Chaumpanich, Kritsakorn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1427864008

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2015, Master of Science, University of Akron, Computer Science.
Biology is the science of studying life and living organism. Teaching Bi- ology is difficult because of lack of interaction and student engagement by using textbooks and PowerPoint presentations. This project introduces a new technology, NUI(natural user interface) to Biology education. We designed and implemented a system with the Microsoft Kinect™ NUI, which allows students to actively explore virtual 3D educational contents with their hands instead of showing pictures with verbal descriptions. This approach promotes active, rather than passive, learning by employing embodied recognition. We created realistic 3D Biology models including human cells, nucleus, DNAs, etc. and animated them to demonstrate biological processes. To explore different NUI interaction styles, we carefully designed and imple- mented methods for both user-object interaction and mode switching. Hand-pushing and hand-holding methods were compared for user-object interaction, whereas hand- dropping and head-shaking were compared for mode switching. Our study found that students who use the Kinect™ based system score better than the students who use the traditional teaching method. We also found that the hand-holding method is more suitable for NUI interaction compare to the hand-pushing method. In addition, the hand-dropping method is more suitable than the head-shaking method for mode switching between user interface interaction and object manipulation. Deployment of the system in college and high school classrooms have shown the Kinect™ based system is a very useful tool for biological education.
Yingcai Xiao, Dr. (Advisor)
Phillip Allen, Dr. (Committee Member)
En Cheng, Dr. (Committee Member)
220 p.
Biology; Biomedical Engineering; Computer Science; Physical Education; Physiology
Kinect system; game design; natural user interface; NUI; Unity3D;

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  • Chaumpanich, K. (2015). Kinect™ Based Biology Education System [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1427864008

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chaumpanich, Kritsakorn. Kinect™ Based Biology Education System. 2015. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1427864008.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chaumpanich, Kritsakorn. "Kinect™ Based Biology Education System." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1427864008

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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