EduCodeVR: Design and Evaluation of VR Educational Software for Teaching Programming through Implementing Smart Control of Farms and Traffic

EduCodeVR: Design and Evaluation of VR Educational Software for Teaching Programming through Implementing Smart Control of Farms and Traffic | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article EduCodeVR: Design and Evaluation of VR Educational Software for Teaching Programming through Implementing Smart Control of Farms and Traffic Zean Jin, Yulong Bai, Wei Song This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3853450/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Virtual reality (VR) technology provides innovative learning methods for science, technology, engineering , art and mathematics (STEAM) education by simulating real scenes. This study focuses on how to use the Arduino UNO microcontroller for graphical programming and hardware interfacing in VR environment. Through this approach, students can engage in the intelligent management of farms and traffic in a virtual setting, thereby gaining an in-depth understanding of the practical applications of microcontrollers and cultivating students’ programming skills and innovation abilities. We designed the course, learning achievement test and virtual reality system usability test for programming beginners The test results indicate that this VR software effectively promotes users’ STEAM literacy and computational thinking, demonstrating the immense potential of applying VR technology in STEAM education. Through this innovative teaching method, students not only acquire knowledge but also enjoy the pleasure of immersive learning. Virtual Reality STEAM Graphical Programming Microcontroller Application Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. Also discoverable on Platform About Our Team In Review Editorial Policies Advisory Board Help Center Resources Author Services Accessibility API Access RSS feed Manage Cookie Preferences © Research Square 2026 | ISSN 2693-5015 (online) Privacy Policy Terms of Service Do Not Sell My Personal Information {"props":{"pageProps":{"initialData":{"identity":"rs-3853450","acceptedTermsAndConditions":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"archivedVersions":[],"articleType":"Research Article","associatedPublications":[],"authors":[{"id":266636919,"identity":"61c41af3-92c9-4011-9a34-71cbbd5f9da0","order_by":0,"name":"Zean Jin","email":"","orcid":"","institution":"Northwest Normal University","correspondingAuthor":false,"prefix":"","firstName":"Zean","middleName":"","lastName":"Jin","suffix":""},{"id":266636920,"identity":"682fee01-f58e-4c74-995f-e683f8cbac9f","order_by":1,"name":"Yulong Bai","email":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAZAAAAAyAQMAAABI0h/eAAAABlBMVEX///8AAABVwtN+AAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAA5ElEQVRIiWNgGAWjYBACAwbGBgaGAiCLvQEqdIAoLQZAFg9MKWEtMFIigUgt5uyH26R5DGzy5CPfHpMubGOQ47uRwPi5AI8Wy55EkJa0YsPbeWnSM9sYjCVvJDBLz8DnsANgLYcTN87OMbvN28aQuOFGAhszDz4t5x9Ctcw8A9ZST1jLDagt8yV4wFoSDAhpsZzxsNlyjkFa4gaeHPPfPOckDGeeedgsjU+LOX/6wxtvKmwS57efMTbmKbOR5zuefPAzPi1AwCIBduEBMAfEBkUufsD8AUTKE1Q3CkbBKBgFIxYAAH/CSjVApri0AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC","orcid":"","institution":"Northwest Normal University","correspondingAuthor":true,"prefix":"","firstName":"Yulong","middleName":"","lastName":"Bai","suffix":""},{"id":266636921,"identity":"017b94f0-4ee6-483c-b200-1ce9ee8ccfef","order_by":2,"name":"Wei Song","email":"","orcid":"","institution":"Northwest Normal University","correspondingAuthor":false,"prefix":"","firstName":"Wei","middleName":"","lastName":"Song","suffix":""}],"badges":[],"createdAt":"2024-01-11 12:44:43","currentVersionCode":1,"declarations":"","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-3853450/v1","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3853450/v1","draftVersion":[],"editorialEvents":[],"editorialNote":"","failedWorkflow":false,"files":[{"id":59167780,"identity":"d6be4226-40c3-4aa4-97b6-6300a2727d19","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-06-27 07:54:12","extension":"pdf","order_by":1,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":3651066,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"snarticle.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-3853450/v1_covered_dff1401d-4a4e-4883-b4d8-43f34a0fd76b.pdf"}],"financialInterests":"No competing interests reported.","formattedTitle":"EduCodeVR: Design and Evaluation of VR Educational Software for Teaching Programming through Implementing Smart Control of Farms and Traffic","fulltext":[],"fulltextSource":"","fullText":"","funders":[],"hasAdminPriorityOnWorkflow":false,"hasManuscriptDocX":false,"hasOptedInToPreprint":true,"hasPassedJournalQc":"","hasAnyPriority":false,"hideJournal":true,"highlight":"","institution":"","isAcceptedByJournal":false,"isAuthorSuppliedPdf":true,"isDeskRejected":"","isHiddenFromSearch":false,"isInQc":false,"isInWorkflow":false,"isPdf":true,"isPdfUpToDate":true,"isWithdrawnOrRetracted":false,"journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true},"keywords":"Virtual Reality, STEAM, Graphical Programming, Microcontroller Application","lastPublishedDoi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-3853450/v1","lastPublishedDoiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3853450/v1","license":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"manuscriptAbstract":"Virtual reality (VR) technology provides innovative learning methods for science, technology, engineering , art and mathematics (STEAM) education by simulating real scenes. This study focuses on how to use the Arduino UNO microcontroller for graphical programming and hardware interfacing in VR environment. Through this approach, students can engage in the intelligent management of farms and traffic in a virtual setting, thereby gaining an in-depth understanding of the practical applications of microcontrollers and cultivating students’ programming skills and innovation abilities. We designed the course, learning achievement test and virtual reality system usability test for programming beginners The test results indicate that this VR software effectively promotes users’ STEAM literacy and computational thinking, demonstrating the immense potential of applying VR technology in STEAM education. Through this innovative teaching method, students not only acquire knowledge but also enjoy the pleasure of immersive learning.","manuscriptTitle":"EduCodeVR: Design and Evaluation of VR Educational Software for Teaching Programming through Implementing Smart Control of Farms and Traffic","msid":"","msnumber":"","nonDraftVersions":[{"code":1,"date":"2024-01-15 05:55:32","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-3853450/v1","editorialEvents":[{"type":"communityComments","content":0}],"status":"published","journal":{"display":true,"email":"[email protected]","identity":"researchsquare","isNatureJournal":false,"hasQc":true,"allowDirectSubmit":true,"externalIdentity":"","sideBox":"","snPcode":"","submissionUrl":"/submission","title":"Research Square","twitterHandle":"researchsquare","acdcEnabled":true,"dfaEnabled":false,"editorialSystem":"","reportingPortfolio":"","inReviewEnabled":false,"inReviewRevisionsEnabled":true}}],"origin":"","ownerIdentity":"7c84186d-2572-4e7a-96e9-e690139da523","owner":[],"postedDate":"January 15th, 2024","published":true,"recentEditorialEvents":[],"rejectedJournal":[],"revision":"","amendment":"","status":"posted","subjectAreas":[],"tags":[],"updatedAt":"2024-06-27T07:53:53+00:00","versionOfRecord":[],"versionCreatedAt":"2024-01-15 05:55:32","video":"","vorDoi":"","vorDoiUrl":"","workflowStages":[]},"version":"v1","identity":"rs-3853450","journalConfig":"researchsquare"},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/article/[identity]/[[...version]]","query":{"redirect":"/article/rs-3853450","identity":"rs-3853450","version":["v1"]},"buildId":"qtupq5eGEP_6zYnWcrvyt","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"dynamicIds":[84888],"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}