The Virtual Worlds Project: geological mapping and field skills

Houghton, Jacqueline J.; Lloyd, Geoffrey E.; Robinson, Annabeth; Gordon, Clare E.; Morgan, Daniel J.

Abstract

The Virtual Worlds Project is a UK collaboration between the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, and the Leeds College of Art, to build a virtual environment in which to learn and practice basic geological mapping skills. Using the Unity game engine, a virtual landscape populated by rock outcrops with associated notebook entries has been created. This approach is not a replacement for field map work. Rather, it represents an in-class tool with the appearance of a computer game with which to enhance basic mapping skills taught in the field in a virtual environment.

Citation

Houghton, J. J., Lloyd, G. E., Robinson, A., Gordon, C. E., & Morgan, D. J. (2015). The Virtual Worlds Project: geological mapping and field skills. Geology Today, 31(6), 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12117

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Nov 19, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Deposit Date: Jun 29, 2023
• Journal: Geology Today
• Print ISSN: 0266-6979
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 227-231
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12117
• Keywords: Paleontology; Stratigraphy; Earth-Surface Processes; Geology