The authors of this work propose a virtual reality approach that overcomes two fundamental challenges experienced in physical learning environments; i) variations in audial quality, and ii) variations in visual quality, in an effort to achieve individual customization of information content. In physical brick and mortar environments, the dissemination of information is influenced by the medium that the information travels through, which is typically distorted by line of sight constraints and constraints that distort sound waves. The fundamental research question is how to achieve consistent quality of information being disseminated, as the number of audience members increases? There exists a knowledge gap relating to the creation of a scalable, networked, system for enabling real time, information exchange. The authors propose a virtual reality approach to address these limitations of physical learning spaces that minimizes the variability in audial and visual information dissemination. A real time, networked architecture is proposed that enables multiple individuals to simultaneously experience the same quality of audial and visual information, based on the optimal geospatial position for audial and visual exposure determined. A case study is introduced that first quantifies simulations of the audial and visual information loss experienced by audience members receiving information at different geospatial locations in a brick and mortar environment. This information loss is compared against the proposed virtual reality architecture that minimizes the variation in information dissemination. The authors demonstrate that the proposed solution is an improved, scalable multi-user system, unlike brick and mortar environments that are constrained by size and geospatial positioning.
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ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 2–5, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5705-2
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A Virtual Reality Approach for Minimizing Information Loss in Multi-User, Scalable Environments
Bryan Dickens,
Bryan Dickens
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Steven Sellers,
Steven Sellers
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Gabe Harms,
Gabe Harms
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Owen Shartle,
Owen Shartle
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Conrad S. Tucker
Conrad S. Tucker
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Bryan Dickens
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Steven Sellers
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Gabe Harms
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Owen Shartle
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Conrad S. Tucker
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Paper No:
DETC2015-47414, V01BT02A014; 11 pages
Published Online:
January 19, 2016
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Dickens, B, Sellers, S, Harms, G, Shartle, O, & Tucker, CS. "A Virtual Reality Approach for Minimizing Information Loss in Multi-User, Scalable Environments." Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 1B: 35th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 2–5, 2015. V01BT02A014. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47414
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