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Lecture: VR for Ocean Literacy

Sustainability and environment
Science and Information Technology

The ocean – the planet's largest ecosystem – is suffering from human activities causing environmental issues such as climate change, plastic pollution, or over-fishing. Welcome to a lecture on how new technology can contribute to greater awareness of these issues.

Lecture
Date
30 May 2024
Time
18:00 - 19:00
Location
Göteborgs naturhistoriska museum, Museivägen 10, Göteborg
Cost
Free, but there is an entrance fee to the museum. Free admission for children under the age of 20.
Accessibility
The lecture hall has an audio induction loop, and space for wheelchairs.
Additional info
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Participants
Géraldine Fauville, Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg and Gustav Petersen, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
Good to know
This lecture will be held in english
Organizer
Göteborgs naturhistoriska museum

Given the crucial role the ocean plays in human and planetary health, urgent action is needed to avoid an ocean emergency. To act more sustainably, however, people need to be aware of these issues. In other words, people need to be ocean literate, namely understanding their impact on the ocean and the impact the ocean has on them.

Technology-enhanced learning

One of the challenges to gaining ocean literacy, however, is the invisible nature of life (and destruction) below water. Therefore, an emerging area of research at the intersection of technology-enhanced learning, marine biology, and education has begun investigating how carefully constructed interventions that involve first-hand experiences with the ocean mediated by technology can promote ocean literacy.  

Géraldine Fauville (University of Gothenburg) and Gustav Petersen (University of Copenhagen) are exploring how virtual reality technology can be used to create powerful, immersive encounters with the ocean, and how this can lead to enhanced ocean literacy. Join them to learn more about their past and current research projects which involve cutting-edge technologies such as underwater virtual reality equipment and artificial intelligence. 

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