Floors 360, a virtual reality experience

Groups of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario Together they produced innovative pedagogical material to learn about the soil of the Pampas region.

The Chair of Land Management of the Faculty of Agrarian Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, motivated by the design of innovative pedagogical materials that bring students closer to disciplinary studies, carried out together with the Technological Experimentation Laboratory of the Area of ​​Science, Technology and Innovation for Development and space XR Story Lab from the UNR Center for Immersive Narratives the production “Soils 360”, an immersive experience to learn about the soil of the Pampas region. The teaching team involved in the production explained that “creating this production is relevant to innovate in the teaching of subjects, favor the complementarity of theoretical classes with field experiences, and promote exchange with other teams of teachers and researchers in the country. ”.

“Soils 360” is a virtual reality piece made with 360° recordings that allow you to recognize in detail the characteristics of the soil in the faculty area. It allows the user to virtually access the ground horizons, with the possibility of varying their point of view to explore the details. In addition, the tour is accompanied and guided by an audio narration and animated infographics that describe the attributes of the different horizons.

360º photography of the work team at the filming site.

Virtual reality is an interesting tool for educational processes because it not only provides autonomy for the discovery of knowledge, but is built on playful dynamics that involve both students and teachers in learning instances, enabling conversations different from those present during a traditional class. Even these digital tools are complementary to the on-site experiences, which they allow to enhance. 

Furthermore, this experience constitutes an interesting case of technological linkage, since the production had support from the companies Amauta and BioSustentartech, being a notable action of collaboration with the productive sector in the generation of innovative educational instances.

On May 2nd, the team behind Suelos 360 will host a workshop on immersive technologies for educational innovation, featuring a virtual reality production presentation and hands-on experience. The event will take place at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UNR, starting at 9:00 AM . The program includes presentations on: Immersive Technologies in Education (Technological Experimentation Laboratory, UNR), The Step-by-Step Process of Immersive Production (DCM Team – Transmedia Productions; XR Story Lab – Immersive Narrative Laboratory), and the experience and future work perspectives of the Land Management course (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, UNR).

For better organization of the event, participants are requested to register in advance at the following link: bit.ly/PresentacionSuelos360