Modern learning theory thinks that the human knowledge comes out and develops in some kind of situations. As the one of best new technologies virtual reality technology(VRT)is widely used in various fields, especially in the education field. The immersion,interactivity,imagination of VRT receives the focus and attention from a great number of workers on education as a new teaching media technology.Based on plenty of reference books at home and abroad and research making, this paper points out the advantages of VRT applied in interior design teaching by laying the foundation on situational cognitive theory,'experience of the tower'theory and constructivism, depending on VRML of VRT and Three-dimensional modeling techniques as its technological support, and investigating and analyzing the current situation and existing problems of interior design teaching with the combination of the features and implementation of VRT. With an integrity of VRT and interior design curriculum, a virtual facelift VRML—based system was developed and employed in the interior design teaching which aims at meeting the needs of professional staff and students. Therefore, the result has finished a preliminary try and exploration on the application of VRT into interior design teaching, theoretically and practically.The research shows that it is feasible and effective to apply the virtual facelift VRML—based system into interior design teaching which strengthens the students' interest and enthusiasm on learning and makes up the disadvantages of the traditional teaching media, does a great help to foster students'imagination and self-collaborative learning ability, increase the effectiveness of teaching and promote their study. Therefore, the research plans a significant part in interior design teaching reform and VRT with application into the educational domain.
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