AR AND VR IN THE EARTH SCIENCE CLASSROOM
2012-2019
GRAND CANYON EXPEDITION (GCX)
Three geo-referenced AR field trips formerly available for iOS and Android that were designed to teach the introductory geoscience topics of geologic time, structures, and hydrologic processes.
2018: Travel Storys GPS
YOSEMITE: A STORY OF FIRE AND ICE
A geological tour through Yosemite National Park designed to showcase iconic landforms to the public the way a geologist sees them. The tour can be used remotely as a virtual field trip or on location as a roadside guide.
2015-2019
AR SANDBOX
The AR sandbox has been gaining in popularity since the software and build instructions were made freely available by the UC Davis W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences.
2020
GOOGLE EARTH TOURS
Google Earth web allows you to develop your own tours with a combination of photos, video, audio, text, and Street View images.
2020-ongoing
Strike & Dip is a VR program developed for teaching the basics of taking geologic field measurements within a virtual environment.