Title :
Virtual exploration of Mars
Abstract :
The article discusses the application of virtual reality as part of a NASA virtual exploration project. The project, funded by NASA headquarters, has a 3 year window with a beta CD-ROM release slated for December 1995. The objective of the CD-ROM is to teach 4th to 6th grade students about virtual exploration in the context of a visit to Mars. The project uses both commercial and NASA designed software and requires a Power Macintosh or equivalent in the classroom
Keywords :
CD-ROMs; Costs; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Hardware; Mars; NASA; Proposals; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
WESCON/'95. Conference record. 'Microelectronics Communications Technology Producing Quality Products Mobile and Portable Power Emerging Technologies'
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2636-9
DOI :
10.1109/WESCON.1995.485485
