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The VRSciT project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved.

Visit to SCAYLE. 2nd round of the immersive experience through the VRSciT project

Date: 12-07-2023
Location: León, Spain

Description

On 12 July 2023, during the development of the important international event Cybersecurity Summer BootCamp, which was being held in León. A second workshop on the advantages of using virtualised environments was organised again at the Supercomputing Centre of Castilla y León, SCAYLE, but in this case and due to the theme of the event and the type of participants, focused on the aspect of security in particularly sensitive environments, such as, for example, data centres.
On this occasion, there were participants from Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and also Spain.
The participants were technical staff working in Incident Response Centres, members of law enforcement agencies working in operational units related to cybersecurity and Policy Makers, active staff belonging to the judicial or prosecutorial careers, State attorneys, civil servants from the Justice Administration and staff from regulatory or legislative bodies working in areas related to the legal and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity.
The number of people who participated in this workshop was 23. Of these, 6 were international and 17 came from different parts of Spain.
Given the professional characteristics of the attendees, special emphasis was placed on how these technological tools for virtual representation can be of great help in protecting such sensitive spaces from the point of view of cybersecurity, such as SCAYLE and its data centres. Due to the highly restrictive regulations (National Security Scheme) that protect some of SCAYLE's spaces, it is a very good solution that these spaces can be visited virtually and with immersive technologies in which, for example, the loud noise of the facilities can be perceived.
As on the previous day, in order to contextualise and to ensure that the visitors understood what they were going to be shown in the SPOT of the VRSciT project, first of all, they were introduced to the type of scientific and technological infrastructures that they were going to find on their physical visit, so that they could compare them with the subsequent virtual visit, and they were also instructed on the contents that they were going to find virtually about the other partners in the project. The 360º videos made during the action, the 3D objects, the project website, the lessons plan and the online web toolkit.
At the end of the theoretical presentation, and due to the small size of our data centres, as well as the restrictive legislation that affects them, the group of participants was divided. One part of the group visited the physical part of the SCAYLE infrastructures, while the other group experimented with the virtual reality glasses and the multimedia contents created in CCVB and then carried out the corresponding survey to evaluate them. The groups then swapped groups, carrying out the same tasks, but logically in reverse.
The results of the surveys confirmed the same positive impressions that were gathered in the first workshop, as well as highlighting the safety of this type of virtual visit compared to the physical, face-to-face visit.

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Visit to SCAYLE. First round of the immersive experience through the VRSciT project

Date: 11-07-2023
Location: León, Spain

Description

On 11 July 2023, taking advantage of the 'Summer International Week' taking place at the University of León, a workshop on the advantages of the use of virtualised environments in adult education was organised at the headquarters of the Supercomputing Centre of Castilla y León, SCAYLE.
The workshop was attended by participants from different countries around the world, such as Armenia, Albania, Germany, Israel, Kosovo, Morocco, Montenegro, Senegal, Hungary, Romania, USA and Latvia, as well as some Spanish participants.
In order to contextualise and help the visitors understand what they were going to be shown in the SPOT of the VRSciT project, first of all, they were introduced to the type of technological infrastructures that they were going to find in their subsequent physical visit, so that they could compare them with the subsequent virtual visit and also, they were instructed on the contents that they were going to find virtually about the other partners of the project. Both the 360 videos made during the action, as well as the 3D objects, the project website was shown and the work carried out with the lessons plan and the online web toolkit was shared with them.
At the end of the theoretical presentation, and due to the small size of our data centres, as well as the restrictive legislation due to the Spanish National Security Scheme, the participants were divided into two different groups. The first group visited the physical part of the SCAYLE infrastructures, while the other group experimented with the virtual reality glasses and the multimedia contents created by the Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança and then carried out the corresponding survey to evaluate the contents and the immersive experience. The groups then swapped groups, carrying out the same tasks, but logically in reverse. The attendees were given a printed Yearbook 2022 containing the activities of SCAYLE, page 13 of which mentions the VRSciT project. The downloadable PDF version will be available on the SCAYLE website.
The number and typology of adult educators, all of whom were from universities, who participated in this workshop was 27. Of these 27, 17 were international and 10 from Spain, although among these there were 3 members of the University of León who should not be taken into account, so the final number of participants was 24.
The results of the surveys show that the use of immersive tools through virtual reality technologies work and are liked by educators. They allow experimenting with new ways of getting to know places and cultures without the need for long journeys. It is definitely a good way to complement traditional forms of classical education.

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VRSciT Project and Woodwork4.0 – Seminar

Date: 27-06-2023
Location: Bragança, Portugal

Description

This Multiplier event was developed in the Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, in the Silkhouse Auditorium in June 2023. The workshop intended to establish an aggregating space that is conducive to pedagogical and scientific dialogue that allows to demonstrate the natural diversity and knowledge enrichment that can be produced through the sharing of best practices. It is aimed to acknowledge that we live in a society where the importance of welcoming and including citizens is fundamental. Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, in close collaboration with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, creates a set of participatory activities, such as these, to involve a community of young adults, with the aim of providing dialogue around the scientific aspects of the region and of the host country of the participants. These activities, as a complement to the curriculum, teaching and learning methodologies, facilitate, through inclusive scientific education, the independent development of these citizens, at the academic, technological, social, personal and socio-emotional levels. The aim is the integration of different knowledge (biology, ecology and engineering), with the experiences mentioned by the participants in the multiplier event such as knowing the VR project and the immersive experience of the APP and 3D glasses.
The number and typology of participants directly engaged were 11 participants, all adults, as listed. The contents of the workshop were: to experiment the VR glasses with APP, through the exploration of the 4 videos of the 4 different countries and to experiment the game. Our science communicators were very passionate about explaining the project and introducing the glasses and the immersive experience to the participants, motivating them to try. After the use, they gave us their feedback, so we can improve the experience and immersive feeling. The majority were very pleased to have the chance, since many never tried this technology before. The conclusions achieved was the same as in other events, that the APP is very well design, in terms of scenario, colors, sound, and over all environment of the dashboard. They reported it is intuitive and has a very independent and easy way of being explored, providing autonomy to the end users, which they appreciated.

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The VRSciT Project and Mycology and Mushroom Production Course

Date: 14-06-2023
Location: Bragança, Portugal

Description

This Multiplier event was developed in the Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, in the Silkhouse Auditorium in June 2023. The workshop intended to establish an aggregating space that is conducive to pedagogical and scientific dialogue that allows to demonstrate the natural diversity and knowledge enrichment that can be produced through the sharing of best practices. It is aimed to acknowledge that we live in a society where the importance of welcoming and including citizens is fundamental. Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, in close collaboration with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, creates a set of participatory activities, such as these, to involve a community of young adults, with the aim of providing dialogue around the scientific aspects of the region and of the host country of the participants. These activities, as a complement to the curriculum, teaching and learning methodologies, facilitate, through inclusive scientific education, the independent development of these citizens, at the academic, technological, social, personal and socio-emotional levels. The aim is the integration of different knowledge (biology, ecology and engineering), with the experiences mentioned by the participants in the multiplier event such as knowing the VR project and the immersive experience of the APP and 3D glasses.
The number and typology of participants directly engaged were 31 participants, all adults, as listed. The contents of the workshop were: to experiment the VR glasses with APP, through the exploration of the 4 videos of the 4 different countries and to experiment the game. Our science communicators were very passionate about explaining the project and introducing the glasses and the immersive experience to the participants, motivating them to try. After the use, they gave us their feedback, so we can improve the experience and immersive feeling. The majority were very pleased to have the chance, since many never tried this technology before. The conclusions achieved was the same as in other events, that the APP is very well design, in terms of scenario, colors, sound, and over all environment of the dashboard. They reported it is intuitive and has a very independent and easy way of being explored, providing autonomy to the end users, which they appreciated.

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National Conference of Science Communication (SciComPT)

Date: 24-05-2023
Location: Bragança, Portugal

Description

This Multiplier event was developed in a national conference of science communication with 250 attendees. The event was promoted on a booth, on the exhibitions area of this event, providing a multiple number of people involved. The number and typology of participants directly engaged were 49 participants, all adults (28 international and 21 national). Their profile was distributed as following: Higher Education (n=33); Researchers: n=9; Science Communicators: n=3; Technical professionals: n=4. The contents of the focus group were: to experiment the VR glasses with APP, through the exploration of the 4 videos of the 4 different countries and to experiment the game. After the use, they gave us their feedback, so we can improve the experience and immersive feeling. The conclusions achieved was that the APP is very well design, in terms of scenario of the dashboard, it is intuitive and has an independent way of being explore, providing autonomy to the end users, which they appreciated.

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Social Communication training

Date: 22-05-2023
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania

Description

On 22-23 May 2023 was organized two-day training course "Social Communication. VRSciT Spot case". The training on social communication was organized together with the project's associate partner Lithuanian Museums Association.

The training was attended by staff from Lithuanian museums (33), libraries (2) and higher education institutions (4) working in non-formal adult education and tourism. The organization of the complex training was encouraged by the Lithuanian Ministries of Culture survey of the field of culture, which revealed a comparison with other age groups, lower involvement of adults in innovative cultural. The survey has also noted that the participation of the Member States in the consumption of innovative cultural products or non-formal education was lower than in the previous years. The studies show that professionals lack of competences in working with virtual reality products.

In this case was decided introduce nor only the VRSciT project, but also to ensure further use of the theoretical and practical material, so the following participants contributed to the training. Justas Gavėnas, a certified management consultant and business development manager of EKT, also participated in the training.

The first day of the training was devoted to theoretical communication. The first part of the training was dedicated to theoretical training on the basics of communication with adult consumers of culture. Participants shared their personal experiences of working with adults and informal at the beginning of the training. Also, participants shared
their experiences of working with adults and adult education. They explained how they use digital technologies - online databases, virtual reality products, etc. on a daily work basis.

Later, lecturer Justas Gavėnas talked about global trends in technology, marketing, consumer habits, etc. and their
impact on the Lithuanian market, focusing on the entertainment and leisure sectors, including museums.

After a short break, the Head of the Cultural Activities Department of the Lithuanian Education Museum Loreta Kurmienė presented the "VRSciT" project in general terms. Participants learned about the partners and their countries represented. During the presentation, was emphasised that the project is created for adult education using immersive virtual reality (VR) and interactive technologies, allowing to learn about the project partners cultural, social or natural heritage sites in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Lithuania. Participants received materials representing the project (information brochures, pens).

The Deputy Director of the Lithuanian Education Museum - Principal Collections Keeper Indrė Bočkutė introduced the practical results of the VRSciT project. She gave a detailed presentation of the project partners literature review on VR application and impact in educational and cultural institutions. She shared tips how open-source database could be used in the field of adult education. Then she gave a brief presentation of the VRSciT SPOT tool developed interactive VR experience and then moved on to the online toolkit, for the effective use of virtual reality-based applications. During the presentation, the trainees were introduced to the lesson plans developed by the project partners. The presentation was followed by reflection and feedback from the trainees, also, sharing of views and opinions on the practices of using the lesson plans.

The second day of the training was devoted to practical activities. Coordinator of Cultural Activities of the Lithuanian Education Museum Kamilė Eselinaitė invited the participants to the physical space of VRSciT Spot. The participants saw 360 videos of Lithuanian, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian partners on the walls of the space. They saw the workflow and the video concept. Later, they tried in practice two lesson plans by teaching each other. At the end of the training, the trainer Justas Gavėnas presented some practical examples of adult education using innovative tools.

Summarising the intensive two-day programme and evaluating the participants, also, the feedback from the participants of the two-day training sessions, it can be welcomed that the VRSciT project has received a great interest. Participants shared that they plan to use the project products developed during the project in their daily work in the future.

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The Places of Brother Francis. An immersive virtual tour

Date: 14-04-2023
Location: Teramo, Italy

Description

The event was attended by 43 participants including professors, researchers, students, enthusiasts, citizens and retirees and was organized as part of an international study conference, taking inspiration from the topics of the conference and the 8th centenary since the approval of the Rule of the Order of Friars Minor. The VRSCiT project was presented focusing on the 3 project outputs and making a 360° video on the places experienced by St. Francis for the occasion. The speakers involved were: Raffaella Morselli (University of Teramo), Luca Siracusano (University of Teramo), Cecilia Paolini (University of Teramo), Pietro Costantini (Contemporary Sculpture Garden Museum, University of Teramo) and Grado Giovanni Merlo (historian of franciscanism). At the end of the event, all present showed considerable interest in the VRSCiT project, proposing future developments on a variety of areas and territories.

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Conference

Visit to SCAYLE. 2nd round of the immersive experience through the VRSciT project

Visit to SCAYLE. First round of the immersive experience through the VRSciT project

VRSciT Project and Woodwork4.0 – Seminar

The VRSciT Project and Mycology and Mushroom Production Course

National Conference of Science Communication (SciComPT)

Social Communication training

The Places of Brother Francis. An immersive virtual tour

Last News

Seventh Transnational Meeting of the VRSciT project

Phisical Spot in Braganca

Immerisive experience

Lesson Plan: Play the Kaunas

Sixth Transnational Meeting of the VRSciT project

Fifth partners' meeting

3D Object: Kanklės

3D Object: Marsican bear

3D Object: Power generator

3D Object: Griffon Vulture

Fourth Transnational Meeting of the VRSciT project

VRSCiT Project YouTube channel has been created!

Virtual Reality Experience in Portugal

Virtual Reality Experience in Italy

Virtual Reality Experience in Spain

Virtual Reality Experience in Lithuania

Third Transnational Meeting of the VRSciT project

IO1 - Literature Review: completed

3D Objects

Literature Review

Online Meeting of the VRSciT project

Involvement of Associated Partners

VRSciT Project Facebook Page

Kick-off Meeting of the VRSciT project

VRSciT Project

The VRSciT Project