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GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Paper No. 301-8
Presentation Time: 3:45 PM

ADVANCING 25 YEARS OF DIGITAL INNOVATION - EXPLORING THE EVOLUTION OF 360° VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS FROM APPLE’S HUMAN INTERFACE GROUP TO MODERN GAMIFICATION AND BEYOND (Invited Presentation)


BRUCE, Geoffrey1, OLIVER, Carol2, TAYLOR, Wendy L.1, MEAD, Chris3, SEMKEN, Steven1, SUMMONS, Roger E.4, BUXNER, Sanlyn5 and ANBAR, Ariel D.1, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration and Center for Education through Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (2)School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, (3)Center for Education through Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (4)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, E25-633, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, (5)Teaching/Learning and Sociocultural Studies, University of Arizona, Education North, Rm 105B, Tucson, AZ 85719

Innovations in immersive interactive technologies are changing the way we explore the evolution of our planet, its environments, and its species. The combination of mixed media including 360° photographic and simulated spherical environments, virtual reality, gamification, and adaptive learning design have the power to trigger a user’s curiosity, resulting in a heightened motivation and a richer, more unique personalized experience. The past 25 years have delivered greater immersion, adaptivity, and software development for virtual explorations, thus allowing a far richer and more engaging experience in these environments. This talk will focus on the building blocks that have led to the virtual field trips in our educational arena today and what the near-term possibilities of these environments might look like tomorrow.

Session No. 301

T187. The Evolution and Diversity of Virtual Fieldwork Experiences
Wednesday, 25 September 2019: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 106BC, West Building (Phoenix Convention Center)
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 51, No. 5
doi: 10.1130/abs/2019AM-336907
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