Research
The Expedition PolarVR team developed developed four free VR experiences:
Waddle: A Penguin’s Tale (Penguin VR), Exploring the Universe from Antarctica,On The Ice: Weather Station, and On The Ice: Hatched
Waddle: A Penguin’s Tale (Penguin VR) game replicates the Antarctic environment of the Adelie penguins into a fun, task filled virtual reality space.
In Exploring the Universe from Antarctica, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole has been collecting a huge amount of data and allows one to travel deep into space to see the exotic stellar phenomenon the high energy neutrinos originated from.
The IceCube project team is headquartered at UW-Madison and its science is run by an international collaboration of more than 300 scientists aiming to learn more about the extreme universe by using high-energy neutrinos.
Publications
Waddle: using virtual penguin embodiment as a vehicle for empathy and informal learning
Waddle: Developing Empathy for Adelie Penguins By Direct Embodiment in Virtual Reality
Assessing the Effects of Olfaction on the Sense of Embodiment in Virtual Reality
Go Big or Go Home: How to Make Big Ideas a Success in a Small Town – Jeanette Rydberg, 2024
Games, Learning, and Libraries: Harnessing the Power of Play in Wisconsin – Baker, 2024
Conectando Saberes: Forum on STEM Learning Among Latiné Youth and Families
PolarVR, or Science for Everyone – Jeanette Rydberg, 2024
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