Augmented Reality Volcano Kiosk (Virtual Mirror)

The AR Volcano Kiosk is an interactive experience that teaches people about volcanoes, including details on tectonic plates, subduction, rifts, the Ring of Fire, volcano formation and of course, eruptions. It is based on a 6-page book, where each page provides a page of accessible text and an interactive activity. When users hold the book up to the screen, 3D objects leap out of the pages and come to life. The book can easily be rotated and examined up close to reveal details such as flows of magma and forces applied to the Earth’s crust. Note: This kiosk is also available using 1 or 2 hand-held AR Visors. http://www.mindspacesolutions.com/html/volcanoes1.html People can then use an interactive slider that allows them to progress through events at their own pace. For example, as they move the slider up, they can watch the different ways that volcanoes can form, can move two tectonic plates against each other and see what happens, or they can progress through the different stages that lead up to the eruption of Mount St Helens. Each page includes stimulating sound effects and a series of narrated questions that encourage the student to read the accompanying page of text. In this way, the experience is not only fun and motivating for the student, it is also very successful at illustrating spatial and contextual relationships.