Utilizing AR for 3D Geometry Object Visualization

Abstract

Employing a learning medium can support learning and teaching activities. This learning medium can be one way to help students in understanding particular lessons, e.g., mathematics, art, and science. Although due to some reasons that understanding such specific lessons might be very difficult, using a learning tool can help students in understanding them easily. Thus, this study aims to develop such a learning medium in helping students to learn mathematics using visualization. In particular, we utilize augmented reality (AR) technology to visualize cube and beam objects. The visualized cube and beam objects are in the form of models and nets. The models and nets visualization is shown as a basic understanding to learn the geometry of three-dimensional (3D) flat-sided shapes. For this purpose, we use Research and Development (R&D) method consisting of define, design, development, and dissemination steps in this study. Our experimental results show that the developed AR application could work well to visualize the models, nets, and volume of cube and beam objects in 3D.