The Round Earth Project-Collaborative VR for Elementary School Kids

August 8th, 1999

Categories: Applications, Education, Tele-Immersion

A guide introduces a 2nd grader to his role as the astronaut at the ImmersaDesk
A guide introduces a 2nd grader to his role as the astronaut at the ImmersaDesk

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Johnson, A., Moher, T., Ohlsson, S.

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This paper discusses the deployment of a collaborative VR environment in an elementary school to help teach children that the Earth is spherical.

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Johnson, A., Moher, T., Ohlsson, S., The Round Earth Project-Collaborative VR for Elementary School Kids, SIGGRAPH 99 Conference Abstracts and Applications, Los Angeles, CA, pp. 90-93, August 8th, 1999. http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/papers/sig99/sigedu99final.html