Virtual Campus Tour: Student Perception of University Virtual Environment
Suwarno ; Nerru Pranuta M

BINUS UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The primary purpose of this research is to empirically evaluate whether students show a positive response to the virtual campus tour. This application is designed using a website and virtual reality. This virtual tour allows users to navigate and listen to background sounds and narration. Besides, users can read brief information about each department in the Faculty. Each panorama contains a hotspot that allows users to explore further in the vicinity. All images are combined using 3DVista Virtual Tour software to produce 3600 effects. Usability tests are carried out to get the users response to the virtual campus tour, to improve the prototype, and to measure the level of user convenience and satisfaction. Measurement of student responses is done using questionnaires and interviews. Student response questionnaire was given to 71 respondents. The virtual campus tour received a positive response, and all respondents agreed that this virtual reality application could attract users to promote the campus.

Keywords: Virtual tour, Virtual reality, Campus tour, Student perception, Immersive Experience

Topic: Computer Science