Immersing in Mesopotamia: Virtual Reality Site Tours in the Remote Classroom
Immersive technologies and 3D modeling hold the potential for improving how we teach students about archaeological topics, especially the spatial and visual aspects of the past. This article presents a rapid exploratory pilot experiment that deployed virtual reality (VR) devices for remote group tou...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2023
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| In: |
Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2023, Volume: 86, Issue: 3, Pages: 240-249 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Archaeology
/ Mesopotamia
/ Methodology
/ 3D computer graphics software
/ Virtual computer systems
/ School teaching
/ Exploration
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa |
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| Summary: | Immersive technologies and 3D modeling hold the potential for improving how we teach students about archaeological topics, especially the spatial and visual aspects of the past. This article presents a rapid exploratory pilot experiment that deployed virtual reality (VR) devices for remote group tours of sites within an introductory Mesopotamian archaeology university course. Creating the 3D models of the sites took the most time, so it is hoped that future publication norms will encourage the direct sharing of models for reuse. Through student interviews, the authors found that students could remember and explain the spatial layouts of the sites presented in VR better than those presented by traditional means. Students also informed about challenges with using the technology and their enjoyment of interacting with the sites and other students in this new way. Future archaeological teaching with VR will build upon the practical knowledge gained from this initial pilot. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/725775 |