The accretion of orientation and mobility skills in blind people is fundamental
for the development of an independent life. To these ends, activities oriented
towards reinforcing this line of knowledge require direct interactions with
spaces in real places, and the assistance of an educator or a companion as
well. The objective of this study was to design, implement and evaluate 3D
virtual environments in order to evaluate orientation and mobility learning in
an unfamiliar environment based on the use of such environments. The procedure
was provided by a learning stage in which the user learned to move about in the
virtual environments, followed by an interaction stage in which he/she traveled
virtually through the environments, to then travel the virtual environments
that had been navigated virtually in the real world. To simulate the virtual
surroundings, Unreal Engine was used, which is a gaming engine that allows for
the construction of scenarios through a graphic editor. The results obtained
show that the users were able to run the established route without any
difficulties, for which reason it can be established that it is possible to
produce mental models of real places through virtual interactions guided only
by auditory cues.