Beyond the Frame: A Constructivist Framework for Cinematic Education in Immersive VR Environment

Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used in education because it can create embodied learning situations that are difficult to reproduce in physical classrooms. From a constructivist perspective, its value lies less in “presence” than in enabling learners to construct knowledge through situated experimentation. Building on prior VR learning research [3], [4], we present CineSim VR, an experiential learning environment that lets students enter a virtual film set to rehearse blocking, camera placement, and shot composition. In pilot workshops with media-production students (n=50), participants reported high engagement and that first-person, gesture-based interaction helped them link spatial composition with storytelling intent (Fig. 1).