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Design and Instructional Use of a Multi-Terminal Virtual Reality Platform for Civic Education

Shanshan Xiong1, Xiaoyan Tang2, Xiaonan Yu3, Yonglu Liu1
1School of Arts and Media Design, Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology, Nanchang 330108, China
2School of Economics and Management, Nanchang Institute of Science and Technology, Nanchang 330108, China
3College of Education, Nanchang Normal College of Applied Technology, Nanchang, China

Abstract

Access to historical sites, staffing, and equipment can constrain practical civic education. This design paper describes a multi-terminal virtual reality (VR) platform for presenting reconstructed historical settings in a guided lesson. The design brings together source collection, terrain and character modeling, Unreal Engine 4 scene visualization, cloud-managed resources, headset exploration, shared-screen presentation, mobile access, navigation, narration, and formative questions. A classroom scenario shows how teachers could relate scene exploration to documentary evidence and discussion. The paper distinguishes design features from demonstrated learning outcomes and proposes a verification framework for historical fidelity, system performance, usability, accessibility, and educational evaluation. Its contribution is a documented architecture and an instructional workflow for adapting immersive content to different classroom conditions. Performance and learning effects have not been measured in the materials available for this report; controlled evaluation remains necessary.

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Citation

Shanshan Xiong, Xiaoyan Tang, Xiaonan Yu, Yonglu Liu. Design and Instructional Use of a Multi-Terminal Virtual Reality Platform for Civic Education[J], Archives Des Sciences, Volume 75 , Issue 5, 2025. 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.68304/as/75501.