{"id":9511,"date":"2023-05-31T00:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/?p=9511"},"modified":"2023-05-31T00:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:26:48","slug":"maresme-circular-increases-school-visits-to-its-centre-by-25-thanks-to-virtual-reality-as-a-tool-for-environmental-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/en\/consortium\/maresme-circular-increases-school-visits-to-its-centre-by-25-thanks-to-virtual-reality-as-a-tool-for-environmental-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Maresme Circular increases school visits to its centre by 25% thanks to Virtual Reality as a tool for environmental education"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>The immersive experience with VR glasses that the organisation launched last November is a great attraction for schools in the region<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Maresme Circular expects that more than 9,200 students from all over Catalonia will enjoy the experience this academic year 2022\/2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Maresme Circular<\/strong> expects that this academic year 2022\/2023 more than <strong>9,200 students<\/strong> from Maresme and Catalonia will enjoy the activity &#8216;Maresme Circular Immersive Experience&#8217;, a journey to the <strong>present and future of recycling<\/strong> through Virtual Reality.<\/p>\n<p>The experience is part of the guided visit to the <strong>Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery <\/strong>that Maresme Circular offers as part of its environmental education programme <strong>&#8216;Un volt als Residus&#8217;<\/strong>. Since November 2022, when the activity went live, and with the forecast for this year, school visits <strong>have increased by 25% compared to the previous year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With the <strong>Meta Quest 2 virtual reality glasses<\/strong> with a resolution of <strong>5K<\/strong> and through a series of virtual flights that generate a <strong>highly immersive 3D sensation<\/strong>, users can fly over the Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery, enjoying <strong>panoramic views of Matar\u00f3<\/strong> and a large part of the region, <strong>travel into space<\/strong> and land in a <strong>sustainable and self-sufficient city of the future<\/strong>. All this in <strong>25 minutes<\/strong> with the help of an animated drone which, as well as guiding visitors, will teach them concepts such as the <strong>circular economy<\/strong> and <strong>downcycling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people think that the problem of waste is solved by recycling, which consists of using things that humans no longer want to make new things&#8230; But recycling is not the solution to your problems. <strong>The solution is to generate less waste!<\/strong>&#8220;, exclaims the drone, which, in a relaxed and friendly tone, urges participants to reflect on <strong>responsible consumption<\/strong> and on the need to make a commitment to the waste they generate.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2018Hand tracking\u2019 to manipulate virtual objects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to the creative and technological development of <strong>Glassworks Barcelona<\/strong>, the immersive experience also incorporates a <strong>technique for real-time tracking of the user&#8217;s hands<\/strong> &#8211; called <strong>&#8216;Hand tracking<\/strong>&#8216; &#8211; which allows the manipulation of virtual objects without any additional device.<\/p>\n<p>For example, during the tour the visitor can take a pile of used plastics (fishing nets, bottles, urban material&#8230;) and turn it, first, into chippings, the secondary raw material obtained when recycling plastic; and then transform it into a bench for urban furniture and a sports shoe. In this way, the <strong>user experiences the recycling process virtually at first hand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The immersive technology, developed with the advanced <strong>3D videogame generation system, Unreal Engine<\/strong>, and the use of binaural audio designed by the <strong>OIDO<\/strong> studio, generates a <strong>highly realistic virtual sensation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The experience is suitable for people aged <strong>7 and over<\/strong> and is available in three languages: Catalan, Spanish and English. <strong>Any school, institute or family can request it by contacting Maresme Circular<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u2018Un volt als Residus\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The environmental education programme <a href=\"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/un-volt-als-residus\/\">&#8216;Un volt als Residus&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>, was created in <strong>2013<\/strong> with the aim of <strong>raising awareness about the problems of production and consumption models<\/strong> that have led to the current <strong>climate emergency,<\/strong> and how <strong>waste management<\/strong> has a key role to play to rebuild the future with the co-responsibility of society as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Aimed at children, young people and adults, it encompasses different activities: from an <strong>Environmental Classroom<\/strong>, a tour of the Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery and <strong>educational workshops<\/strong> to this immersive experience with virtual reality glasses. More than 60,000 people have already taken part in the programme.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9441\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9441\" class=\"wp-image-9441 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/04_RB_7897-680x453.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pupils at a school in Maresme trying out the virtual reality headsets<\/em>\u00a0\/ Marga Cruz<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The immersive experience with VR glasses that the organisation launched last November is a great attraction for schools in the region Maresme Circular expects that more than 9,200 students from all over Catalonia will enjoy the experience this academic year 2022\/2023 Maresme Circular expects that this academic year 2022\/2023 more than 9,200 students from Maresme&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maresme Circular increases school visits to its centre by 25% thanks to Virtual 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