VR tsunami!

ABSTRACT

The Mod Squad lab at the University of Victoria is focused on research that combines geospatial analytics, cloud computing, and Virtual/Augmented Reality. VR Tsunami is an example of Serious Gaming that uses the interaction styles of video games to engage students in learning outcomes. The experience is based on real data from a real tsunami event, provided on a range of devices to teach middle school students about emergency preparedness in areas of British Columbia that are prone to tsunami activity.

References

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3. Koen Veermans and Tomi Jaakkola. 2019. Pedagogy in Educational Simulations and Games. In VR, Simulations and Serious Games for Education, Yiyu Cai, Wouter van Joolingen, and Zachary Walker (Eds.). Springer Singapore, 5--14.

Index Terms

• Applied computing

  • Computers in other domains

    • Cartography

  • Education

    • Collaborative learning

• Computing methodologies

  • Modeling and simulation

• Human-centered computing

  • Interaction design

    • Systems and tools for interaction design

• Information systems

  • Information systems applications

    • Computing platforms