Desarrollo de una aplicación móvil de realidad aumentada para mejorar el proceso de estudio de los huesos del cráneo.

Abstract

The technology that is implemented in education is in constant evolution, the Augmented Reality is a clear example of how education can take full advantage of this technology to improve the education system nowadays. The thesis focuses on the development of a mobile application of augmented reality to improve the process of studying the bones of the skull. Cranium is a mobile application that uses augmented reality, which serves as a means of support for the medical student to study the bones of the skull. The main objective of the application is to be used in conjunction with the book of Human Anatomy - Latarjet, using the recognition of images present in the book the augmented content will be shown in 3D with its elements. Currently for medical students, access to bones in physics is very complicated, since the resources within the school of medicine for these anatomy classes are very limited or scarce. Cranium seeks to improve this situation while raising interest in the subject in students without replacing the mentioned book. In addition, it will present self-assessment questions that will cover the bones studied, helping to reinforce the subject. All this was obtained through the results of surveys, interviews and tests carried out with the students. After the recollection of data and analysis, it was concluded that the Cranium application has a great acceptance by the students and teachers of the catholic university of Santiago de Guayaquil.