The Round Earth Project-Collaborative VR for Elementary School Kids

Johnson, A.,Moher, T.,Ohlsson, S.

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Link: http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/papers/sig99/sigedu99final.html

Caption: A guide introduces a 2nd grader to his role as the astronaut at the ImmersaDesk
Credit: Y. Lin, EVL

This paper discusses the deployment of a collaborative VR environment in an elementary school to help teach children that the Earth is spherical.

Citation: Johnson, A., Moher, T., Ohlsson, S., The Round Earth Project-Collaborative VR for Elementary School Kids, SIGGRAPH 99 Conference Abstracts and Applications, Los Angeles, CA, pp. 90-93, 1999-08-08. http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/papers/sig99/sigedu99final.html