The use of immersive virtual reality for teaching fieldwork skills in complex structural terrains

• Published in: Journal of Structural Geology
• Main Authors: Harknett, J., Whitworth, M., Rust, D., Krokos, M., Kearl, M., Tibaldi, A., Bonali, F. L., van Wyk de Vries, B., Antoniou, V., Nomikou, P., Reitano, D., Falsaperla, S., Vitello, F., Becciani, U.
• Other Authors: Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (LMV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement et la société-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2022
• Subjects: Virtual reality; Geosciences; Teaching; Fieldwork; Structural geology; Digital outcrop model; [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Husavik; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03777177; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03777177/document; https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03777177/file/1-s2.0-S0191814122001730-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104681

International audience Innovations in virtual reality (VR) technology have led to exciting possibilities in teaching earth sciences, allowing students to experience complex geological sites that, due to cost and logistical reasons, they would not normally be able to experience. The need for high qua...