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Mission: ISS is a VR educational application that allows you to experience life on the ISS. It
allows you to perform practical tasks (simulation of life in space) and provides a lot of
What you learn:
knowledge. Real astronauts were involved in the creation of the application (their guide
player).

How you learn: User-friendly

User-friendliness Pedagogic orientation Applicability potential
 Lots of different features  App for learning and  Training of WBL and SEN learners
(video, ISS and astronaut gaming on the functioning of the ISS and
stories, interaction in ISS)  The user can listen to understanding work on the Inter-
 The application mimics the astronauts' sto- national Space Station
the difficulty of moving ries
around in the ISS (state of  Project works with
STRENGTHS:
weightlessness) high school students
 Application tested by as- in the USA
tronauts  Mapping work on
 Free board the Interna-
tional Space Station
(and spacewalks)
! Minor bugs may occur ! Some SEN pupils may ! Lots of knowledge but WBL and
find it difficult to use SEN learners may not get practical
! Can be difficult to start
it use out of it (does not train them
due to relatively demand-
in special skills)
WEAKNESSES: ing controls
! Does not train participants to take
! English only
up employment (simulation of
real jobs)
 Lots of opportunities for  Collaborative mission  The multiplayer mode would work
interaction, which can be mode (multiplayer) very well as practical work in
added by introducing groups to solve tasks on the ISS
more of an educational
OPPORTUNITIES:
aspect
 Adding the whole Earth in
the background (motion
animation)
! No update ! No addition of new
THREATS:
possibilities
Mission: ISS: is a very good simulation of life on the ISS. It can present learners with what
problems working in zero-gravity environment entails. The application itself does not present
Summary of find- learners with professional knowledge and does not train practical skills. Nevertheless, it is
ings and recom- very important in providing general education. It is also one of the few opportunities to try
mendations: to understand working in a zero-gravity environment. It can be successfully used to present
VR solutions in the field of education

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