Development of a Virtual Environment that Contains Multiple Browsers to Explore the Learning Experience of Students with Cognitive Disabilities

Traditional window browsers in physical computer laboratories have limits regarding improving the learning experience for students with cognitive disabilities. For example, students with cognitive disabilities have difficulties understanding while displaying many web pages at the same time; also, having multiple tabs open can be distracting and stressful. A virtual reality (VR) environment can give an immersive browsing experience by displaying numerous online pages simultaneously, making browsing and learning more efficient. Furthermore, the virtual environment can eliminate distractions and improve focus by offering a regulated browsing environment. This work project focused on multi-browser development in a VR environment to explore the skills and experience of helping students with cognitive disabilities improve their independence in learning activities. The system uses a virtual environment to visualize several web pages and their interconnections; additionally, the user movement inside the virtual environment uses camera movement to create a unique and immersive browsing experience suitable for cognitive disabilities. The results demonstrate the ability to retrieve websites in a virtual environment and the movement experience. Based on the results of the questionnaire using the System Usability Scale (the SUS), it is 73.8 and is included in the “Good” category.