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Narrative journey model of fulldome presentation

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Description

A presentation model for fulldome theaters in which "audiences are taken on virtual tours with few cuts or edits, making the visual experience nearly seamless." Point-of-view camera shots make viewers feel they are moving through space rather than observing passively, and camera motions are slowed because fast movement causes motion sickness, while cuts must be spaced so viewers can adjust to each new scene. The continuous journey across multiple scales lets viewers reflect on size relationships and link processes at different scales. The study's virtual flights through planetary moon systems were designed in this format, with one exception (camera cuts to show orbital resonance).

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Interactive real-time planetarium software capable of seamless, continuous trans-scalar flightpaths between celestial bodies
  • A live presenter or navigator controlling the visualization in real time

Constraints

  • Camera motions must be slowed and cuts limited to avoid motion sickness and disorientation
  • The study's resonance demonstration was the only exception to the continuous journey model, requiring camera cuts

Target Learners

  • undergraduate introductory astronomy students

Learning Goals

  • understanding the number, appearance, orbital motions, and origins of moons in the Solar System

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Yu, K. C., Sahami, K., Denn, G., Sahami, V., & Sessions, L. C. (2016). Immersive Planetarium Visualizations for Teaching Solar System Moon Concepts to Undergraduates. Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 3(2). https://www.thecluteinstitute.com
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title Narrative journey model of fulldome presentation
description A presentation model for fulldome theaters in which "audiences are taken on virtual tours with few cuts or edits, making the visual experience nearly seamless." Point-of-view camera shots make viewers feel they are mo...
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