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This paper aims to explain how virtual tours are an important resource that can bring students closer to science, by allowing them to visit research centers and laboratories – not only from their country, but also internationally – without requiring their physical presence. This technology enables them to see places they would not be able to visit because of either distance or other impediments, but also spaces that even in a physical visit they wouldn’t be able to enter, such as the cleanroom, which are highly monitored and controlled environments that can only be seen from the outside on a normal school visit. A virtual tour allows the students to see up close what goes on inside these rooms as well as the equipment used there, while also having access to more information than they would on a physical visit. This form of remote visit combined with the potential of gamification as a pedagogical strategy can be an innovative way to teach science and engage students.
We will explore the processes of developing a gamified and interactive 360° virtual tour for a research center, as an educational tool for students that communicates science in a strategic, enjoyable, and interactive way. For this purpose, the virtual tour created will be of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory [INL], leading international organization in Europe in the fields of nanotechnology and nanoscience.
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More information at https://inl.int/.
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This work was carried out within the scope of the “PortLinguE” project (PTDC/LLT-LIG/31113/2017) financed by FEDER under Portugal 2020 and by national funds through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT, I.P.).
The PortLinguE (More information at http://ceh.ilch.uminho.pt/portlingue/) project is an initiative of the Digital Humanities Group of the Center for Humanistic Studies of the University of Minho. It draws on open access texts, such as those found in scientific repositories, doing justice to the large sums invested in Open Science and in the promotion of Portuguese as a language of scientific communication, in line with European policies on multilingualism. In addition to texts, PortLinguE explores multimodal content, aiming to foster a taste for science in the most diverse audiences, especially the youngest, and also to build bridges between traditionally distant disciplinary areas by blending different angles on science.
We would also like to thank the research group SIIS (More information at www.siis.pt) (Social Innovation and Interactive Systems) for motivating us by integrating us on their research team.
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Nogueira, A.S., Fernandes, J., de Castro, A.V., Araújo, S. (2021). Planning a Virtual Tour to a Research Center as an Educational Resource. In: Guarda, T., Portela, F., Santos, M.F. (eds) Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability. ARTIIS 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1485. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90241-4_13
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