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Using Multiplayer VR to Advance Earth Science STEM Learning

NCER
Program: Small Business Innovation Research
Award amount: $200,000
Project director: Jessica Ochoa Hendrix
Awardee:
Killer Snails
Year: 2019
Project type:
Phase I Development
Contract number: 91990019C0025

People and institutions involved

IES program contact(s)

Edward Metz

IES Research Scientist
NCER

Supplemental information

In this project, the team will develop a prototype of a multi-player virtual reality (VR) game where middle school students collaborate in observing complex earth science phenomena, such as exploring the ozone. The prototype will include one VR module which presents interactive content and a website portal where students analyze data and keep a personalized digital science journal. At the end of Phase I, in a pilot study of six middle school science classrooms with 120 students, the researchers will examine whether the prototype functions as planned, whether students are able to collaboratively participate in the VR environment, whether students can analyze data through the website portal, and whether the prototype increases student content knowledge from pre to post-study in earth science topics aligned to the experience.

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