Creative Gaming and Simulation - NSU Apps

iOCEAN is a 3D educational app developed tosupplement high school oceanography. It is intended as a resourcefor students and provides a fun way to learn through interactivevisualization.GAMEPLAYiOCEAN:- includes three areas of learning: the globe, the bookcase, andthe fishing area- the globe provides information on the world's oceans andseas- the book case provides access to the history of oceanographythrough various book selections- the fishing area contains activities to learn about salinity andsalinity testing as well as clam shells and starfish.- the fishing activity allows you to fish for ocean life and learnabout what you catchiOCEAN was developed through a partnership between the CreativeGaming and Simulation lab at Norfolk State University (NSU) andWHRO Education. It is made possible by an Enhancing EducationThrough Technology competitive grant from the Virginia Departmentof Education.iOCEAN was developed by Norfolk State University projectteam:Dr. Rasha Morsi, Bratislav (BaTo) Cvijetic, Cory Hornsby, andMichael ChaseWHRO Education project team:Mitzi Fehl and Meagan Taylor-BoothSOL content was developed by VA educators through WHROEducation.This application addresses the following Virginia Standards ofLearning for Biology:BIO.6a, BIO.6c, BIO.6dThis application addresses the following Virginia Standards ofLearning for Earth Science:ES.10aResearch was conducted at the Creative Gaming and Simulation Labat NSU.Web: http://cgs.nsu.edu; Contact: rmorsi@nsu.edu and 757-823-0047CREATIVE GAMING AND SIMULATION LAB BACKGROUNDThe Creative Gaming and Simulation lab (CGS) is a 3700 sq. ft.facility housed in Marie V. McDemmond Center for Applied Research(MVMCAR) at Norfolk State University. CGS specializes in Modeling,Simulation, Visualization, and Training Technologies (MSV&TT)research and development in areas that include game-based andinteractive web-based applications as well as interactive trainingsolutions for education, industry, and government.