[Geo4All] GISRUK Online Seminar Series 2022 - Wednesday 2nd March 2022

[Peter Mooney]

Dear members of the GeoForAll mailing list,

As the GISRUK Seminar Series <https://www.gisruk.org/seminar.html> Chair it
gives me great pleasure to let you know about the following seminar. This
seminar will be of interest to many members of the GeoForAll community.

*Title: Thinking About Space in Virtual Reality*
Speaker: Dr Máiread de Róiste <https://people.wgtn.ac.nz/mairead.deroiste>,
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Wednesday 2nd March 2022, 10:00-11:00 GMT
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Abstract:
Covid disruption to socialising, working and travel over the last two years
have meant a reconsideration of travel to physical spaces. Visiting
locations plays an important part in the sense of place and creation of
identity.Changing technologies and lower costs make virtual reality (VR)
technology more accessible. Immersive environments allow users to visit
physical locations that may otherwise be restricted. Geographic
applications that try to faithfully recreate the natural environment face
distinct challenges. The impact on sense of place and spatial
reconstruction based on VR is worth exploring. Geography can be bent,
twisted or even folded. This talk will explore through examples, some of
the geographic considerations in VR apps with a particular focus on the
ongoing development of whakapapa-a-ranga, an application co-designed with
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa – an indigenous Māori iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa
New Zealand.

Bio:
Dr Mairéad de Róiste is an Associate Professor/Reader in Geographic
Information Science (GIS) at Victoria University of Wellington, New
Zealand. She undertakes research in GIS and has substantive research
interests into (1) how people use and understand geographic information and
systems incorporating usability, geovisualization, and public participation
GIS and (2) understanding GIS pedagogy and capability building. Mairéad
completed her PhD in Geography and a postgraduate diploma in Statistics at
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and a Masters in GIS at the University of
Leicester, UK.

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2nd March 2022 at 08:00 GMT.
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