TY - CPAPER
KW - Environmental simulation
KW - habitat
KW - computer-supported learning
KW - augmented reality
KW - swarm simulation
KW - lighting
KW - texturing
KW - mixed reality
KW - 3D scanning
KW - ecosystem
AU - Andre Taulien
AU - Anika Paulsen
AU - Tim Streland
AU - Benedikt Jessen
AU - Stefan Wittke
AU - Michael Teistler
AB - Environmental simulations allow for an easy and safe acquisition of knowledge about hard-to-reach habitats. We present a mixed-reality simulation that enables the user to convert (parts of) an arbitrary place like his or her own living room into a maritime habitat, using the example of the Baltic Sea. The user explores the virtual underwater world by walking in the real world. Typical characteristics and elements of the simulated habitat are integrated by adjusting light refraction and textures, and by adding animals, plants, and stones. The virtual animals respond to the user s movement. Rearranging real world objects causes the virtual world to change its appearance as well. User tests show that the environmental simulation provides an authentic insight into the Baltic Sea habitat and is well received with regard to the overall user experience. However, for first-time users, conveying more formal knowledge does not seem to work as well (yet) as compared to a conventional textbook approach.
BT - Proceedings of Mensch Und Computer 2019
CY - New York, NY, USA
DO - 10.1145/3340764.3345382
N2 - Environmental simulations allow for an easy and safe acquisition of knowledge about hard-to-reach habitats. We present a mixed-reality simulation that enables the user to convert (parts of) an arbitrary place like his or her own living room into a maritime habitat, using the example of the Baltic Sea. The user explores the virtual underwater world by walking in the real world. Typical characteristics and elements of the simulated habitat are integrated by adjusting light refraction and textures, and by adding animals, plants, and stones. The virtual animals respond to the user s movement. Rearranging real world objects causes the virtual world to change its appearance as well. User tests show that the environmental simulation provides an authentic insight into the Baltic Sea habitat and is well received with regard to the overall user experience. However, for first-time users, conveying more formal knowledge does not seem to work as well (yet) as compared to a conventional textbook approach.
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
PP - New York, NY, USA
PY - 2019
SN - 9781450371988
EP - 921–925
T2 - Proceedings of Mensch Und Computer 2019
TI - A Mixed Reality Environmental Simulation to Support Learning about Maritime Habitats: An Approach to Convey Educational Knowledge With a Novel User Experience
UR - https://doi.org/10.1145/3340764.3345382
ER -