Desarrollo de una aplicación con realidad virtual y aumentada como herramienta de aprendizaje del idioma Kichwa para niños.

Abstract

The application with virtual and augmented reality “Yachani Rayku Pakta” in Spanish “Aprendo por igual” was developed as a way of learning of Kichwa language for children aged 6-7 years; it was created by means of using the tool unity 5.4.0 altogether with sdk from vuforia, the bookstore of Google VR, and XP methodology to create a quality software; it was analyzed the proved bibliography of integration of augmented reality and virtual reality in mobile phone applications. The tools to create augmented reality where identified; when developing the application and adding elements inherit to the target (multimedia elements) in vuforia data base and the data sets for the application; on the other hand, virtual environments were determined according to the following layout: transportation, animals, color, object: which were considered for the application by the teachers od the institution. In order to complement learning, the application show a textbook of markers, taking into account that, when getting the camera of the mobile device closer to the images of the book, 3D images of the object are generated with its corresponding translations to kichwa language. During the personalized classes with the children of the Bilingual Intercultural Basic Education Center “Juan Francisco Yerovi”, a meaningful learning the teaching- learning process of kichwa language of the children which go with their childhood development. The use of TICs is recommended in all the teaching-learning processes at all educational levels since it has been proved that these tools boost the interest of kid and thus their level of learning.