SBIR/STTR Research Award

A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT WORKSTATION FOR ENERGY EDUCATION

Award identifier d66adc32e5bb6d8077167d7ff3cc699df888334951ddeeb313962f07d5ad7626Awarding agency Department of Energy

Award amount

$72,974

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1993

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Energy
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
W W Gaertner Research Inc.
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
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UEI
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research abstract

THE PLANNED PROJECT TO DEVELOP A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSTATION FOR ENERGY EDUCATION (VEWEE) WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATING VIABILITY OF A VIRTUAL REALITY WORKSTATION FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES USING MULTISENSORY FEEDBACK. THE VEWEE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS AUDIO AND TACTILE FEEDBACK. AS PART OF THE PHASE I CONCEPT DEFINITION PHASE, TWO ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COOPERATIVE PRECOLLEGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT DOE'S CONTINUOUS ELECTRON BEAM FACILITY (CEBAF) IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA WILL BE CONDUCTED. THESE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WILL FOCUS ON DEFINING COURSEWARE (SOFTWARE) FOR THE VEWEE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE CEBAF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM STAFF AND CEBAF SELECTED UNIVERSITY PARTNERS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE AN AFFORDABLE VIRTUAL REALITY WORKSTATION AND USEFUL COURSEWARE THAT CAN BE USED AT THE MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVELS.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Agency intelligence

Department of Energy

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