Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1109/MCG.2023.3328169 |
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| Title (Primary) | “Feels like an Indie Game” – Evaluation of a virtual field trip prototype on radioactive waste management research for university education |
| Author | Graebling, N.; Althaus, M.; Şen, Ö.O.
; Reimann, T.; Cajuhi, T.; Scheuermann, G.; Kolditz, O.
; Rink, K. |
| Source Titel | IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications |
| Year | 2024 |
| Department | ENVINF |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Page From | 13 |
| Page To | 24 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T8 Georesources |
| Supplements | https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2023.3328169/mm1 https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2023.3328169/mm2 |
| Keywords | Radioactive waste; PrototypesUsability; Informatics; Serious games; Waste management; Design methodology; Education; Performance evaluation; Educational courses; Electronic learning; Virtual environments; User interfaces; User experience |
| 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. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=28238 |
| Graebling, N., Althaus, M., Şen, Ö.O., Reimann, T., Cajuhi, T., Scheuermann, G., Kolditz, O., Rink, K. (2024): “Feels like an Indie Game” – Evaluation of a virtual field trip prototype on radioactive waste management research for university education IEEE Comput. Graph. Appl. 44 (1), 13 - 24 10.1109/MCG.2023.3328169 |
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