Freshwaters, such as rivers and floodplains, are among the world’s most diverse ecosystems, but they are losing biodiversity faster than any other ecosystem, mainly due to human activities. A major problem is the low awareness of biodiversity loss. Triggering emotions and amazement may increase people’s biodiversity perception in a more holistic way. Therefore, with an immersive audiovisual VR-simulation prototype based on 3D point clouds and sound recordings above and below water developed in the Unity game engine, we want to allow for sensing river biodiversity. Feedback from a user study demonstrates that the prototype can promote laypersons’ awareness of biodiversity loss and provides insights for its further enhancement.
Autor / Author: | Wissen Hayek, Ulrike; Gutscher, Fabian; Braune, Philipp; Dantas, Nuno; Roost, Dano; Schürch, Jennifer; Antonetti, Manuel; Grêt-Regamey, Adrienne; Doering, Michael |
Institution / Institution: | ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Zurich/Switzerland; ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil/Switzerland |
Seitenzahl / Pages: | 10 |
Sprache / Language: | Englisch |
Veröffentlichung / Publication: | JoDLA – Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 8-2023 |
Tagung / Conference: | Digital Landscape Architecture 2023 – Future Resilient Landscapes |
Veranstaltungsort, -datum / Venue, Date: | Dessau Campus of Anhalt University, Germany 24-05-23 - 27-05-23 |
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Keywords (en): | Virtual reality (VR), 3D point clouds, immersive audio-visual simulation, river and floodplain restoration, river and floodplain biodiversity, awareness raising |
Paper review type: | Full Paper Review |
DOI: | doi:10.14627/537740055 |
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