DoubleVR allows users of all ages to explore Earth history using new cutting-edge 3-D technology.\u00a0 \u00a0A VR headset is utilized to view photos, maps, illustrations, and videos in a virtual reality. Together they form a layered scene which users view, interact with, and ultimately learn from.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4307″ img_size=”850 x 1307″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Norwegian company DoubleThink won the contract to develop a content management system (cms) to process video footage into high-quality 360-degree scenes with integrated hotspots<\/em> linked to various maps, photos, and audio files.<\/span><\/p>\n This innovative technology allows people of all ages and abilities to visit our spectacular landscapes, regardless of how distant the visitor or remote the terrain.\u00a0 It can be used to demonstrate geological and ecological processes, document environmental conditions, and promote tourism opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The immersive exhibit utilizes a personal computer and VR goggles (such as Oculus Rift) and can be either stationed in a single location or tour different venues.\u00a0 In winter 2019, Cabox’s GeoVR visited several schools in the Geopark region (Templeton Academy<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0St Peter’s Academy<\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0Jakeman All Grade<\/a><\/span>), while in summer and fall it was on display at the Saltbox Restaurant and Information Center<\/a><\/span> in Benoit’s.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4310″ img_size=”850 x 1100″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]\n Cabox Geopark Director Arne Helgeland tries out the GeoVR at Saltbox Restaurant<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In addition to the development of a virtual reality program, the 360\u00b0 filming required for the project permits another technological innovation, WebVR, that enables virtual tours <\/em>whereby visitors to a website or blog are able to enter a scene, scroll in 360 degrees, and use hotspots <\/em>to link to other scenes and information.\u00a0 \u00a0View Cabox virtual tours<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For Cabox, GeoVR also provides the experience and inspiration to develop its own VR program to provide an accessible and affordable virtual reality platform for education and tourism projects throughout the Geopark region and province of Newfoundland and Labrador.\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"