METALAB AS A LABORATORIUM BIOLOGI METAVERSITAS

Abstract

The impact of Covid-19, the increasing number of new technologies being applied in education, as well as increasing interest in the metaverse. Closely related to this virtual environment is life in the field of education. This study aims to explain the type of metaverse, the potential and limitations of its educational application. The four metaverse categories emphasize different functions, types, or sets of Metaverse technologies. There are four spectrums of technologies and applications in the metaverse, namely augmentation, simulation, intimate technology, and external technology. The application of augmented reality in health education in the form of virtual clothes so that it can examine the parts of the body as an anatomy laboratory simulation. Potential metaverse as an educational environment. The recent metaverse craze has begun again, befitting the transition to an unwise society due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As the metaverse is rapidly introduced to life today, several applications of the metaverse have been used in education. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the concept and types of metaverse as well as examples of educational applications. the concept of metaverse and types of metaverse and proposes thinking about metaverse as a connection point or combination of the real world and virtual reality. Avatars in the metaverse are identified with a person's true self. Avatars are involved in social, economic, and cultural activities in the metaverse world. Metaverse means a world where virtual and reality interact and evolve together, and social, economic and cultural activities are carried out in it to create value. During the COVID-19 pandemic, personal distancing was applied, making it difficult to practice in the laboratory. Thus, there are many metaverse developments to support the development of the use of virtual laboratories. Virtual laboratories in educational institutions can be used as an alternative and even the main choice in helping the teaching and learning process which will take place as a substitute for real laboratories if school and learning conditions are deemed inappropriate. To introduce a virtual laboratory, it is necessary to provide training and direct assistance to Biology teachers or lecturers who will use these media and methods in their learning. Activities can be started by conducting observations and field studies to check and get the right information regarding the state and condition of the laboratory and the learning process in schools and lectures that will use the virtual lab.