[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of immersive virtual reality applications for higher education: Design elements, lessons learned, and research agenda

J Radianti, TA Majchrzak, J Fromm… - Computers & education, 2020 - Elsevier
Researchers have explored the benefits and applications of virtual reality (VR) in different
scenarios. VR possesses much potential and its application in education has seen much …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence and visual analytics in geographical space and cyberspace: Research opportunities and challenges

M Chen, C Claramunt, A Çöltekin, X Liu, P Peng… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, we have witnessed great advances on the Internet of Things, mobile
devices, sensor-based systems, and resulting big data infrastructures, which have gradually …

Virtual geosites as innovative tools for geoheritage popularization: A case study from Eastern Iceland

F Pasquaré Mariotto, FL Bonali - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we have adopted a modern, cutting-edge methodology to make geoheritage
sites (geosites) available and explorable worldwide, through both immersive and non …

Real world–based immersive Virtual Reality for research, teaching and communication in volcanology

A Tibaldi, FL Bonali, F Vitello, E Delage… - Bulletin of …, 2020 - Springer
Direct outcrop observation and field data collection are key techniques in research, teaching
and outreach activities in volcanic areas. However, very often outcrops are of difficult or …

Virtual geosite communication through a webgis platform: A case study from Santorini island (Greece)

F Pasquaré Mariotto, V Antoniou, K Drymoni… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
We document and show a state-of-the-art methodology that could allow geoheritage sites
(geosites) to become accessible to scientific and non-scientific audiences through …

3D digital outcrop model reconstruction of the Kimberley outcrop (Gale crater, Mars) and its integration into Virtual Reality for simulated geological analysis

G Caravaca, S Le Mouélic, N Mangold… - Planetary and Space …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry has recently become a cheap and efficient
method to reconstruct accurate and highly-resolved 3D Digital Outcrop Model (DOM) from a …

How academics and the public experienced immersive virtual reality for geo-education

FL Bonali, E Russo, F Vitello, V Antoniou, F Marchese… - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Immersive virtual reality can potentially open up interesting geological sites to students,
academics and others who may not have had the opportunity to visit such sites previously …

Drones, virtual reality, and modeling: communicating catastrophic dam failure

HR Spero, I Vazquez-Lopez, K Miller… - … Journal of Digital …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Dam failures occur worldwide and can be economically and ecologically devastating.
Communicating the scale of these risks to the general public and decision-makers is …

Cross-cultural factors influencing the adoption of virtual reality for practical learning

D Monteiro, T Ma, Y Li, Z Pan, HN Liang - Universal Access in the …, 2024 - Springer
Education is one area that was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with much
of the education being transferred online. Many subjects that require hands-on experimental …

Iceland, an open-air museum for geoheritage and Earth science communication purposes

F Pasquaré Mariotto, FL Bonali, C Venturini - Resources, 2020 - mdpi.com
Iceland is one of the most recognizable and iconic places on Earth, offering an unparalleled
chance to admire the most powerful natural phenomena related to the combination of …