Neha Matta

Abstract:

Spatial visualization skills can be extremely helpful for students in the sciences. However, being able to imagine and visualize concepts is not a skill all science students have. Interactive augmented reality (AR) applications aid in the learning of the sciences by allowing students to see animated scientific processes. Being able to pause, pick apart, and move these animated models allows for deeper understanding and higher confidence. This is why we have created this interactive model of the cell. By animating common biological processes in a 3D model of the cell students can see how organelles in cell interact in real time.