CREATING SPHERICAL 360-DEGREE IMAGES AS LEARNING STRATEGY IN UNIVERSITY CONTEXT

Abstract

This article aims to describe experiences of using photography as a tool to develop spatial reasoning and visualization, which stimulates and fixed the attention of the students and the contents of the disciplines. Search still identify advantages and disadvantages of their use as didactic-pedagogic practice in class to work themes of creativity. The experiment makes use of 360-degree spherical technology capable of capturing and combines a serie of photos by no interchangeable-lens digital camera and specific free software and the model provides enhanced virtual reality, allowing real-time notion and space, making it possible to visualize the whole, with the rotation of the image, and also to visualize the details by approximation. As results, it was obtained image quality and low cost if compared with professional services. There is the expectation of uniting themes like education and technology in public schools, allowing different applications to students and stimulating interest in studies.