Abstract
For many years, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia has been under serious threat of rapid decline due to a number of factors including heat stress events and the crown-of thorn
sea star. Human behaviour can directly and indirectly contribute to these factors, for example, through increased water and carbon footprints. In this paper, we illustrate the potential benefit of a large-scale mixed reality visualisation methodology in communicating complex GBR data, including exploring the impact of individual factors on the coral reef ecosystem. We present an immersive interactive visualisation, combining tiled displays (PerceptuWall) and head-mounted displays (Oculus DK2, Google Cardboard), that dynamically presents individualised coral damage information based on viewers’ footprint inputs. The immersive tour provides a use-case for promoting understanding of how human behaviour impacts on GBR health by linking individual or regional actions to global outcomes, with the additional advantage of capturing the public’s attention for immersive technologies.
sea star. Human behaviour can directly and indirectly contribute to these factors, for example, through increased water and carbon footprints. In this paper, we illustrate the potential benefit of a large-scale mixed reality visualisation methodology in communicating complex GBR data, including exploring the impact of individual factors on the coral reef ecosystem. We present an immersive interactive visualisation, combining tiled displays (PerceptuWall) and head-mounted displays (Oculus DK2, Google Cardboard), that dynamically presents individualised coral damage information based on viewers’ footprint inputs. The immersive tour provides a use-case for promoting understanding of how human behaviour impacts on GBR health by linking individual or regional actions to global outcomes, with the additional advantage of capturing the public’s attention for immersive technologies.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA) |
| Subtitle of host publication | Sydney, Australia, 22 - 25 November 2016 [Proceedings] |
| Editors | Tomasz Bednarz, Ulrich Engelke, Julian Heinrich, Karsten Klein, Quang Vinh Nguyen |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509052721 (Xplore), 9781509052714 (USB) |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA 2016) - Sydney, Australia Duration: 22 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016 Conference number: 2nd http://www.bdva.net/2016/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA 2016) |
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| Abbreviated title | BDVA'16 |
| Country | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 22/11/16 → 25/11/16 |
| Other | BDVA 2016 : 2nd International Symposium on Big Data Visual Analytics |
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Keywords
- Immersive analytics
- Mixed reality
- Public awareness
- Coral reef
- Bleaching
- Heat stress
Cite this
Nim, H., Wang, M., Zhu, Y., Sommer, B., Schreiber, F., Boyd, S. E., & Wang, S. J. (2016). Communicating the effect of human behaviour on the Great Barrier Reef via mixed reality visualisation. In T. Bednarz, U. Engelke, J. Heinrich, K. Klein, & Q. V. Nguyen (Eds.), 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics (BDVA): Sydney, Australia, 22 - 25 November 2016 [Proceedings] [7787046] Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.