Desarrollo de un entorno de Realidad Virtual para la validación de aplicaciones de aprendizaje lógico-matemático en niños de educación inicial

Abstract

The general objective was to develop and evaluate, in terms of functionality, usability, and interaction, a virtual reality application with interactive mechanics and real-time feedback designed to support the practice of logical-mathematical skills in children aged 4 to 5. This was an applied study with a quantitative approach and a descriptive scope; the software was built iteratively in Unity for Meta Quest 3 using hand tracking. Crokiando integrates three levels: Planeta Dulzura for shape recognition, Parque de Figuras for classification by shape, and Tren de los Patrones for pattern continuation. The supplied material reports aggregate results from 20 participants across ten questions: seven on usability and interaction and three on acceptance. Favorable responses ranged from 75% to 100%, while initial acceptance ranged from 85% to 95%. However, complete participant and session characteristics, the original instrument, an anonymized dataset, and prior ethical records were not supplied. Therefore, implementation and functional verification are documented, whereas the user evaluation is only partially supported and does not demonstrate learning improvement or a closed validation process.