Open AccessMitsuDomoe: Ecosystem Simulation of Virtual Creatures in Petri Dish Display
Author(s) -
Toshikazu Ohshima,
Kenzo Kojima
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of virtual reality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2727-9979
pISSN - 1081-1451
DOI - 10.20870/ijvr.2017.17.2.2892
Subject(s) - creatures , petri dish , virtual reality , computer science , human–computer interaction , petri net , interface (matter) , mixed reality , multimedia , distributed computing , biology , operating system , natural (archaeology) , paleontology , genetics , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method
In this study, we propose the use of mixed reality (MR) for the purposes of biological education. Our objective is to create an interactive edutainment MR framework for users to learn about nature and human beings. MitsuDomoe, an interactive ecosystem simulator of virtual creatures in a petri dish, comprises three species of primitive artificial creatures. MitsuDomoe simulates the predation chain of the virtual creatures in the petri dish, and users can interact with this ecosystem via the petri dish interface. Users can also experience immersive observation by wearing HMD. By combining the MR petri dish and immersive virtual reality (VR) interfaces, we synergistically improve user understanding of the experience.
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