© 2014 www.daden.co.uk

David Burden, Daden

From Second Life to Fieldscapes

Who Are We?

Immersive 3D learning and visualisation specialists

Software and hardware based immersion

Founded 2004, but 3D experience since late 1990s

Award-winning:

US Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge winner 2010

Finalist 2013 Global Unity3D Awards

Times Higher Education Winner 2009 & 2013

Research-inspired – over a dozen R&D funded projects

Based in Birmingham UK

What We Do….

3D/VR Immersive Learning and Training

3D/VR Immersive Data Visualisation

Natural Language/ AI Conversation

Systems (Chatbots)

Daden in SL

Over 30 Immersive Learning Projects

Virtual Campus Apollo 11 - STEM Environmental Studies Disaster Management

Bereavement CareDisaster Management Paramedic Assessment Virtual Laboratory

PIVOTE Architecture

PIVOTEPlayer

WebService

Layout and ExerciseDefinition

SQL/XML

InventoryServer

(contains all

objects)

In-world scene

PIVOTEEditor/Manager

(main user interface)

Immersive World Web/PC

Images

Student Performance

Data

SQL/XML

VLE/LMS

ControlInterface

Virtual fieldtrip developed in

2013 by Daden for the

Open University

Support physical field trips:

planning, on-site, revision,

unable to attend

10km x 10km

Walk, fly or teleport

navigation (with compass &

mini-map)

6 geology study sites

Avatar based, multi-user

Virtual Skiddaw

18 months feasibility &

development

Partners:

Daden (lead)

The Open University

Field Studies Council

DesignThinkersUK

Technical, Pedagogic &

Commercial Aspects

Service Design and Trials

with Schools, Universitys

and Home Educators

InnovateUK – Design for Impact

Teacher planning/skills

Student skills/planning

– maximise time-on-site

On site meeting with

FSC staff

Parent briefing

Risk assessment

General map skills

Context setting

Virtual Fieldtrip Use Cases

Before During After

Next-day planning

“Virtual drone” on site

Where we didn’t get to….

Wet-weather programme

Day review

Data review

Students who missed

trip

Students who didn’t do

all tasks

Comparative sites

Translation tasks

Revision

Not just Geography/Geology -> Biology, STEM, History, Languages

The Fieldscapes System

Non-VR Explorer

(PC/Mac/iOS/Android)

VR Explorer(Cardboard/Oculus)

To/FromVLE/LMS

An assignment management app to manage classes and

learner analytics

A cloud-based platform to share

3D landscapes and locations

3D editor to let anyone create and

share lessons, exercises and experiences

An Explorer app to let students (and others) experience the lessons and exercises

Public cloud-based service(or white-label)

Single-user or multi-user (hybrid) © 2017 Daden Limited

Student View

Teacher View

Editor View

Lesson Manager View

VR and 3D

Desktop/Laptop

Smartphone/Tablet

Mobile VR, e.g. Cardboard/Daydream

Tethered VR, e.g. Oculus Rift

Oculus Rift available at launch. Android, iOS, Mac and Cardboard support in 2Q17.

PIVOTE Authoring System

SET PROPS ACTORSSCRIPT

EXTRAS

The landscape/ environment

Create by any means as long as ends up as Unity Asset Bundle

e.g. Lidar, Photogrammetry, Height Maps, Contour shading, Manual

Can include animations/ overlays

Anything the user directly interacts with

Touch/Detect/Collide/ Sit/Hear

Create by any means as long as ends up as Unity Asset Bundle

e.g. 3DS/SketchUp/ Collada/Maya etc

Generic PIVOTE code

Widgets – Custom code/functions called by PIVOTE

Event driven (inc Timer)

Forms/dropdown based, no syntax!

Variables and Logic

Action list for each available interaction

Variables can be hidden or show to users

Includes multiple-choice questions, images, audio etc

The user avatar

Third or first person

Can set/limit by script –eg outfit, ability to move/fly, camera etc

Muti-user (hybrid)

Non-player charactersScript controlledChatbotNot yet implemented

Fieldscapes Beta LessonsCarding Mill Valley

The Moon Ruell Vallis, MarsSpace

Oaker Wood

Tyneside Priory

Learning Campus

HospitalWard

Porlock Bay

Industrial Site

River Measurements TourismOrienteering

Watershed Tour Inter-tidal ZonesErosion Management

Apollo 11- Structured

Apollo 11- Explore

The Solar System

The Rosetta Mission

Mars Quiz & FactsMars Exploration

Navigation SkillsOrienteering

History of Monastries

Where would you like?What could you write?

Naseby

Battle of Naseby

Office

Onboarder TrainingEnergy Awareness

Health & Safety Virtual ExhibitionVirtual Seminars

Nursing Procedures

Student Trials

Carding Mill3D Model

VR

Carding MillPhotosphere

VR

The Moon3D Model

Laptop

Carding Mill3D Model

Laptop

Student Trial Results

Quantified survey

results from 18

students, from 27

forms submitted

“It was very detailed, real and very easy to use”

“You could see where you were going and you could find out interesting facts about the location”

“How realistic it was and all the sounds made it feel real”

“There is zero chance that you can go to the moon, but it was really cool to learn about it and feel it”

Fieldscapes vs SL

Scalability (Solo & hybrid)

Mobile deployment (inc MobileVR)

Simple, controlled student UI

Easier authoring & placement

Huge real-world terrains

Offline playing and editing

Teacher tools, e.g. “come here”

100% student safe

World independent exercises

“Enhancements” What we’ve not done

Persistent single shard

In-world object creation

In-world terrain modelling

LSL level scripting

Marketplace (yet?)

Avatar customisation (yet?)

In-world browser (yet)

In-world voice (yet)

Animated NPCs (yet)

Chatbots (yet)

Commercial Models

Teacher access is free

Landscape & Exercise creation

(by tutors) is free

Default is that all content is

shared

All teachers can use all shared,

non-premium content

Charged per student account

per year (tiered)

Can restrict content to own

institution or user group

IP with creator, but licensed to

the system

Landscape and exercise creator

“reward” based on usage by rest

of community

Premium content?

Standard ModelPrivate Service“Fieldscapes Inside”

Each a separate instance of

Fieldscapes

Client decides on access and

usage policies and charges

No need to use assignment model

– e.g. for direct public or

student/employee access

Branded to client

No sharing beyond client

Daden charge set-up and service

management fee (based on

standing charge + usage)

Host public facing, branded

content

Areas branded to client

No concept of assignments

No achievement tracking

Primarily free to end-

user/general public

Possibly some premium content

Daden charge set-up and

service management fee (based

on standing charge + usage)

Public Service

PIVOTE Draft Road Map

Mac

Android + Cardboard

All dates approximate

Student Experience

Teacher/Editor

Functions

OtherFunctions

Devices

1H17 2H17 1H18 2H18

iOS + Cardboard

Daydream?

HTC Vive?

Gear VR?

Hololens?

WebGL?

Launch

Static NPCs

Launch

Launch

Full multi-user

Physics

Chatbots

Mobile NPCs

MCQ Logic/Editing

Exercise-Exercise

links

Improved Class Mgt

More Teacher

Functions

More analytics

Voice chat

NPC Navigation

In-world Notebook?

Inventory

Attachments

In-world browser

Avatar designer

Exercise Catalogue

xAPI support

P2P file sharing

Exercise socials

PIVOTE as iLearning Hub

PC Explorer

PC EditorMac Editor (Apr/May)

Mac Explorer (Apr/May)

Android (May) Cardboard (May)

iOS (Jul)Cardboard (Jul)

All dates approximate

PIVOTE XML

Samsung Gear VR (2H17?)

Daydream (2H17?)

Oculus Rift

Vive (2H17?)

Hololens (2018?)

Others?- Audio Only?- Sansar?- AltSpaceVR?

Browser (2018?)

Questions & Demo

• Video and Wiki at www.fieldscapesvr.com• VWBPE Virtual Virtual Fieldtrip:

• 4th April, 1pm SLT• Email david.burden@daden.co.uk for access details• Register and download before event• Skype audio for voice chat• Free on-going access post-event

• Fieldscapes open-beta live for educator use from 5th April!

Web: www.daden.co.ukEmail: david.burden@daden.co.ukVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/dadenmediaTwitter: @fieldscapesvrFacebook: fieldscapes

Web: www.daden.co.ukEmail: david.burden@daden.co.ukVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/dadenmediaTwitter: @fieldscapesvrFacebook: fieldscapes