3D Visualisation and Artistic Imagery to Enhance Interest in "Hidden Environments"--New Approaches to Soil Science

Autor/inn/en	Gilford, J.; Falconer, R. E.; Wade, R.; Scott-Brown, K. C.
Titel	3D Visualisation and Artistic Imagery to Enhance Interest in "Hidden Environments"--New Approaches to Soil Science
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 39 (2014) 5, S.467-482 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2013.811472
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Soil Science; Virtual Classrooms; Visual Aids; Maps; Atlases; Visualization; Correlation; Illustrations; Attitudes; Adults; Questionnaires; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bodenkunde; Anschauungsmaterial; Map; Karte; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Korrelation; Bildliche Darstellung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Fragebogen
Abstract	Interactive Virtual Environments (VEs) have the potential to increase student interest in soil science. Accordingly a bespoke "soil atlas" was created using Java3D as an interactive 3D VE, to show soil information in the context of (and as affected by) the over-lying landscape. To display the below-ground soil characteristics, four sets of artistic illustrations were produced, each set showing the effects of soil organic-matter density and water content on fungal density, to determine potential for visualisations and interactivity in stimulating interest in soil and soil illustrations, interest being an important factor in facilitating learning. The illustrations were created using 3D modelling packages, and a wide range of styles were produced. This allowed a preliminary study of the relative merits of different artistic styles, scientific-credibility, scale, abstraction and "realism" (e.g. photo-realism or realism of forms), and any relationship between these and the level of interest indicated by the study participants in the soil visualisations and VE. The study found significant differences in mean interest ratings for different soil illustration "styles," as well as in the perception of scientific-credibility of these styles, albeit for both measures there was considerable difference of attitude between participants about particular styles. There was also found to be a highly significant positive correlation between participants rating styles highly for interest and highly for scientific-credibility. There was furthermore a particularly high interest rating among participants for seeing temporal soil processes illustrated/animated, suggesting this as a particularly promising method for further stimulating interest in soil illustrations and soil itself. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10