'Feels Like an Indie Game' - Evaluation of a Virtual Field Trip Prototype on Radioactive Waste Management Research for University Education

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Beitragende

  • Nico Graebling - , Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) (Autor:in)
  • Melanie Althaus - , Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) (Autor:in)
  • Özgur Ozan Şen - , Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Reimann - , Professur für Grundwassersysteme (Autor:in)
  • Tuanny Cajuhi - , Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Autor:in)
  • Gerik Scheuermann - , Universität Leipzig (Autor:in)
  • Olaf Kolditz - , Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) (Autor:in)
  • Karsten Rink - , Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) (Autor:in)

Abstract

This article describes the design and evaluation of a virtual field trip on the topic of radioactive waste management research for university education. We created an interactive virtual tour through the Mont Terri underground research laboratory by enhancing the virtual experiment information system, designed for domain experts, with background information, illustrations, tasks, tests, and an improved user interface. To put the tour's content into context, a conventional introductory presentation on the final disposal of radioactive waste was added. A user study with 22 participants proved a good perceived usability of the virtual tour and the virtual field trip's ability to transfer knowledge. These results suggest a benefit of employing virtual field trips in geoscientific university courses. In addition, it is conceivable to use the virtual field trip as a tool for science communication in the context of participatory processes during nuclear waste disposal site selection processes.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)13-24
Seitenumfang12
FachzeitschriftIEEE computer graphics and applications
Jahrgang44
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Jan. 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 37889816
ORCID /0000-0002-4259-0139/work/167217172

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