Collaborative Research: Re-Living Paleontology: Studying How Augmented Reality Immersion and Interaction Impact Engagement and Communicating Science to the Public

合作研究：重温古生物学：研究增强现实沉浸和互动如何影响公众参与和传播科学

• 批准号: 1811014
• 负责人: Emily Lindsey
• 金额: $ 52.02万
• 依托单位: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1811014&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Re; Living; Paleontology

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative research, approaches, and resources for use in a variety of settings. This Research in Service to Practice project will study how visual immersion and interactivity in augmented reality (AR) affects visitors' engagement and understanding of science. The research involves creating different versions of an AR exhibit to communicate paleontology research from the La Brea Tar Pits to the general public. Different versions of the exhibit will be compared to learn how design choices for immersion and interactivity impact visitors' engagement and understanding of science. The result of this study should be a model to follow for similar public exhibits, as well as design principles that generalize to AR experiences for a broader range of informal learning environments. This project will also demonstrate and report on specific AR mechanisms that help visitors understand the scientific process and increase knowledge about paleontology research. The study includes a user-centered design and evaluation process with both formative and comparative studies. This project investigates two high-level design factors for mobile AR: visual immersion and interactivity. These impact the learning experience and the development so extensively that multiple versions are seldom compared. These factors also have unique considerations for informal settings, such as how to balance immersion against situational awareness (e.g., 3D viewers reduce field of view). One goal of this project is to systematically compare qualitatively different AR designs that convey equivalent science content and study these tradeoffs empirically. The second goal is to leverage these findings to publicly release an AR experience that promotes engagement, increases understanding of science, and reduces scientific misconceptions. This research will also contribute to understanding usability and logistical issues for different AR designs for public, outdoor, informal settings.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

作为加强非正式环境中学习的整体战略的一部分，推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划资助创新研究，方法和资源，用于各种环境。这个服务于实践的研究项目将研究增强现实（AR）中的视觉沉浸和交互性如何影响游客对科学的参与和理解。该研究涉及创建不同版本的AR展览，以将拉布雷亚焦油坑的古生物学研究传达给公众。将比较展览的不同版本，以了解沉浸感和互动性的设计选择如何影响参观者对科学的参与和理解。这项研究的结果应该是一个模型，以遵循类似的公共展览，以及设计原则，推广到AR体验更广泛的非正式学习环境。该项目还将展示和报告特定的AR机制，帮助游客了解科学过程并增加有关古生物学研究的知识。该研究包括一个以用户为中心的设计和评价过程，形成和比较研究。本项目研究了移动的AR的两个高级设计因素：视觉沉浸感和交互性。这些影响的学习经验和发展如此广泛，多个版本很少比较。这些因素对非正式环境也有独特的考虑，例如如何平衡沉浸和情境意识（例如，3D观察器减小视野）。该项目的一个目标是系统地比较传达同等科学内容的定性不同的AR设计，并根据经验研究这些权衡。第二个目标是利用这些发现公开发布AR体验，以促进参与，增加对科学的理解，并减少科学误解。这项研究还将有助于理解公共、户外和非正式环境中不同AR设计的可用性和后勤问题。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

TAR AR: RESEARCHING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUGMENTED REALITY ACTIVITIES FOR VISITOR LEARNING AT LA BREA TAR PITS

TAR AR：研究增强现实活动对拉布雷亚焦油坑游客学习的有效性

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
• 作者: DeNeve Weeks, Danaan

AUGMENTED REALITY IN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS: IMPACT ON VISITOR ENGAGEMENT AND SCIENCE LEARNING

自然历史博物馆中的增强现实：对游客参与和科学学习的影响

• DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021am-371425
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
• 作者: Davis, Matt;Lindsey, Emily;Kennedy, Alana;Herrick, Imogen;Nye, Benjamin;Nelson, David;Porter, Molly;Swartout, William;Sinatra, Gale
• 通讯作者: Sinatra, Gale

TAR AR: RESEARCHING HOW AUGMENTED REALITY ACTIVITIES CAN FACILITATE VISITOR LEARNING AT LA BREA TAR PITS

TAR AR：研究增强现实活动如何促进拉布雷亚焦油坑游客的学习

• DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022cd-373373
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs
• 作者: DeNeve Weeks, Danaan;Lindsey, Emily;Davis, Matt;Kennedy, Alana;Nye, Benjamin;Nelson, David;Porter, Molly;Swartout, William;Sinatra, Gale
• 通讯作者: Sinatra, Gale

Designing scientifically-grounded paleoart for augmented reality at La Brea Tar Pits

在拉布雷亚焦油坑为增强现实设计有科学依据的古艺术

• DOI: 10.26879/1191
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Palaeontologia Electronica
• 影响因子: 2
• 作者: Davis, Matt;Nye, Benjamin;Sinatra, Gale;Swartout, William;Sjӧberg, Molly;Porter, Molly;Nelson, David;Kennedy, Alana;Herrick, Imogen;DeNeve Weeks, Danaan
• 通讯作者: DeNeve Weeks, Danaan

Promoting interest, positive emotions, and knowledge using augmented reality in a museum setting

• DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2021.1946619
• 发表时间: 2021-07
• 期刊: International Journal of Science Education, Part B
• 作者: Alana A. U. Kennedy;Ian Thacker;Benjamin D. Nye;G. Sinatra;W. Swartout;Emily Lindsey