GEORISK - Geology Tour Activity
In this rather long VR-capture a comprehensive tour of all the included data und functionality is given.
It includes 3D visualizations ranging from fundamental Geology topics to Paleontology and Mineralogy.
Using Unreal Engine's template for collaborative applications it allows multiple desktop and VR systems to be connected and to communicate in real time.
The visualization of planet Mercury is based on data from NASA's Messenger mission and also includes a layer from the integrated publication.
The included fossile modeles have been created by the Evolution & Diversity Dynamics Lab and can be found here. The animated dinosaur models have been exported from the Microsoft 3D Viewer application. A peacock sound near the pterodactyl as well as the iconic T-Rex roar from the first Jurassic Park movie may also be triggered during the demo. Text details on the Sketchfab models can be triggered inside the visualization.
An interactive 3D representations of the related scientific publication has been included as scientific reference.
The mineralogy part has been developed in close collaboration with the Laboratoire de Minéralogie et de Cristallochimie. The crystal models are based on data from the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database.They have been generated and exported from VESTA.
