2018/04/23 by Alina Striner, Striner, Alina, Jennifer Preece +1
Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Anatomy and Medical Technology #Citizen Science #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Immersion #Interface Prototype #Qualitative Judgments #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Surgical Simulation and Training #Training
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1804.08732
openalex publication_date 2018/04/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Environmental citizen science frequently relies on experience-based assessment, however volunteers are not trained to make qualitative judgments. Embodied learning in virtual reality (VR) has been explored as a way to train behavior, but has not fully been considered as a way to train judgment. This preliminary research explores embodied learning in VR through the design, evaluation, and redesign of StreamBED, a water quality monitoring training environment that teaches volunteers to make qualitative assessments by exploring, assessing and comparing virtual watersheds.