Natur 2.0 – Erlebnisse in immersiver virtueller Realität als Möglichkeit für Naturerfahrungen?

Eckes, Alexander; Moormann, Alexandra; Büssing, Alexander Georg

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-35334-6_20

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“…Most of these studies referred to general experiences (Kisker et al, 2019) and not to contexts of fostering ecologically sustainable behavior. However, initial studies regarding sustainability seem promising (Eckes et al, 2021). For example, immersive VR has already been successfully used to advance knowledge and attitudes related to climate change (Markowitz et al, 2018), to increase environmental awareness (Thoma et al, 2023) or to enhance nature connectedness (Breves & Heber, 2020;Sneed et al, 2021).…”

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Fostering ecologically sustainable behavior in elementary school using virtual reality

Lenggenhager,

Barth,

Weibel

et al. 2024

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The protection of the natural environment requires ecologically sustainable behavior from current and future generations. Therefore, the present study aimed to conceive an immersive virtual reality experience to foster ecologically sustainable behavior in elementary schools. The findings were obtained in a three-stage iterative process using twelve qualitative interviews with experts from the fields of sustainability, psychology, didactics, and pedagogy, as well as elementary school teachers. The findings suggest that immersive virtual reality learning experiences should be embedded holistically into iterative learning loops to achieve transformative learning. Accordingly, we have developed a conceptual framework for designing transformative learning processes. This framework distinguishes between different learning phases and includes didactic tools, psychological success factors, and recommendations for action. These allow us to formulate concrete measures for each learning phase. In addition, we have conceived an immersive virtual reality experience suitable to reduce the psychological distance to the environmental changes caused by meat consumption. It shall illustrate how immersive virtual reality can be designed and embedded into holistic learning processes to achieve transformative learning.

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