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ERIC Number: EJ1445978
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
EISSN: EISSN-1466-1845
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Metaverse in the Geography Lecture Classroom? Evaluating 'Group VR' Possibilities Using the Multiplayer 'Wooorld' VR App
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v48 n5 p864-872 2024
With the introduction of in-class group-based virtual reality (VR), multiple students can interact in a single shared "metaverse". One geography-focused group VR option is the Wooorld app, available on various Meta Quest unit models. To evaluate the feasibility of group VR in a higher education geography lecture classroom, a pilot study was run for two days with a small, upper-level Urban Geography class at Arkansas Tech University in spring 2023. Using multiple wireless Meta Quest 2 headsets, the class collectively used the Wooorld app to visit 3D-rendered global downtowns. Inside the app, students saw each other's avatars and manipulated the viewing area for the rest of the class. Students completed pre/post-experience surveys, and the data suggest strong student enthusiasm for shared VR, and for Wooorld. However, some technical and physical space issues arose. While this pilot study aimed to evaluate the potential of classroom group VR via the Wooorld app, this study also considers the possibility of using group VR in future geography lecture classrooms.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
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