{"id":2460,"date":"2023-01-17T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immersiumstudio.com\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:51:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T09:51:16","slug":"virtual-reality-power-in-bringing-case-studies-into-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immersiumstudio.com\/en\/blog\/virtual-reality-power-in-bringing-case-studies-into-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality power in bringing study cases into life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We used to think that the best way to present a case study was through a document of about 3 to 10 pages or a PowerPoint presentation of about 20 to 40 slides. But another way to do it is with Virtual Reality<\/strong> (VR) with which we can bring study cases into life. Interactive 360-degree videos<\/strong> are a very powerful tool<\/strong> to provide people with immersive and experiential learning<\/strong>. Watching and listening to an explanation can be useful in some cases, but being able to find yourself in the middle of the action in a more experiential way can bring out much more intense feelings and sensations<\/strong>. The emotions we feel when experiencing an action are much more powerful than those we experience if we only see it on a screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, in this article published by United Nations System Staff College<\/a> (UNSSC), they realized that using 360-degree videos and VR tools are the best way to present a case study about sustainable development<\/strong>. They brought several UN leaders <\/strong>to visit a couple of cities in a country whose economic development had been largely dependent on mining lignite coal for centuries. They also provided them with training from subject matter experts to increase their knowledge around sustainable development topics, especially on complex concepts such as the interconnectedness of sustainable development goals, transboundary and intergenerational issues. When their participants told them they wished they could let their teams, counterparts in the government, and partners experience the site visit, then they realized that they could convert document-based case studies and site- visits into Virtual Reality tours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Story of Transformational Change for Sustainable Development<\/em><\/strong> is an interactive Virtual Reality training on ecological transition and sustainable development <\/strong>designed to train political and technical United Nations member countries leaders. This training has been co-created by Immersium Studio and United Nations System Staff College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This case study begins with a dilemma that involved the government requiring to close its coal mines<\/strong> by 2030. This meant the city needed to rethink and reimagine their future<\/strong> without mining and keeping the coal underground. The experience consists of a visit to a city that has undergone an ecological transition in recent years. It is a city traditionally dependent on extractive coal mining activity, with all the social, political and economic implications that this entails. Public institutions have made great efforts to reformulate the city\u2019s economic model and transform it into a city with a green, circular economy that respects sustainalibity three dimensions (economic, environmental and social).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read more information about this project here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this video<\/a> you could see a brief resume about this immersive experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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