Communicating the Effect of Human Behaviour on the Great Barrier Reef via Mixed Reality Visualisation

Hieu T. Nim; Mengyang Wang; Yujie Zhu; Björn Sommer; Falk Schreiber; Sarah E. Boyd; Stephen J. Wang

doi:10.1109/BDVA.2016.7787046

Communicating the Effect of Human Behaviour on the Great Barrier Reef via Mixed Reality Visualisation

Hieu T. Nim, Mengyang Wang, Yujie Zhu, Björn Sommer, Falk Schreiber, Sarah E. Boyd, Stephen J. Wang

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

12 Citations (Scopus)

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016
Editors	Quang Vinh Nguyen, Julian Heinrich, Tomasz Bednarz, Ulrich Engelke, Karsten Klein
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509052721
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BDVA.2016.7787046
Publication status	Published - Nov 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 22 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016

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Name	2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016

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Conference	2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	22/11/16 → 25/11/16

Keywords

bleaching
coral reef
heat stress
immersive analytics
mixed reality
public awareness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Information Systems

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Nim, H. T., 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 Q. V. Nguyen, J. Heinrich, T. Bednarz, U. Engelke, & K. Klein (Eds.), 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016 Article 7787046 (2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/BDVA.2016.7787046

Nim, Hieu T. ; Wang, Mengyang ; Zhu, Yujie et al. / Communicating the Effect of Human Behaviour on the Great Barrier Reef via Mixed Reality Visualisation. 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016. editor / Quang Vinh Nguyen ; Julian Heinrich ; Tomasz Bednarz ; Ulrich Engelke ; Karsten Klein. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. (2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016).

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Nim, HT, Wang, M, Zhu, Y, Sommer, B, Schreiber, F, Boyd, SE & Wang, SJ 2016, Communicating the Effect of Human Behaviour on the Great Barrier Reef via Mixed Reality Visualisation. in QV Nguyen, J Heinrich, T Bednarz, U Engelke & K Klein (eds), 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016., 7787046, 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016 Big Data Visual Analytics, BDVA 2016, Sydney, Australia, 22/11/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/BDVA.2016.7787046

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