A Systematic Literature Review of Augmented Reality in Engineering Education : Hardware, Software, Student Motivation & Development Recommendations.

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https://doi.org/10.1344/der.2022.41.249-267

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Augmented Reality, Engineering Education, PRISMA, Student Motivation, Development recommendations

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that has benefited from the massification of computational devices, putting it in the focus of researchers as a novel teaching aid in engineering. For this very reason, a great amount of information about AR in engineering education is emerging constantly. To synthesize the information, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was carried out and 4 research questions were raised. It was found out the researcher´s trend for the development and testing of software that takes advantage of AR for engineering students. It was also found that Germany and India are the leading nations on investigations about the investigated topic. On the software side, Unity is the most used tool for creating applications and that the target hardware is smartphone. Finally, the high interest of researchers to increase motivation in students is evidenced in this SLR and recommendations were made based on the researcher’s findings.

Author Biography

Mauricio Vásquez-Carbonell, Universidad de la Costa CUC

Professor - Dpto Ciencias de la Computación y Electrónica

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