Virtual Reality Experience: Visualizing Sea Level Rise in West Palm Beach
October 29 - November 21, 2022
FREE - See times and locations below
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Immerse yourself in West Palm Beach’s virtual reality (VR) experience, Visualizing Sea Level Rise in West Palm Beach. Picture public parks flooding and adapting in our immersive, 10-minute VR experience. After the interaction, you can also participate in a research study investigating virtual reality and sea-level rise. Free and available for individuals 13 years old and up. Contact the scientists John Renne, Ph.D., or Serena Hoermann, at cues@fau.edu at the Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions.
When and Where to Join the VR Experience
| October 29 | 9 am – 1 pm | WPB GreenMarket |
| November 5 | 9 am – 3 pm | Lagoonfest |
| November 8, 9, 12 | 1 pm – 4:30 pm | Mandel Public Library/Urban Living Room |
| November 11 | 7 pm | Screen on the Green |
| November 15 | Poster session | Lake Worth Lagoon Science Symposium |
| November 19, 21 | 11 am—2 pm |
What to expect
Our team will assist you with the virtual reality googles and interacting with the immersive, 10-minute VR experience. You will see public parks flooding and solutions that can protect parks in West Palm Beach. After the interaction, you can also participate in a research study by completing a survey investigating virtual reality and sea-level rise. Your input to this research study will guide the Mayor and City Commission in making important decisions for the future.
Questions?
Contact
cues@fau.edu
or 561-297-4279 and learn more about CUES research on virtual reality and sea-level rise at the
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions.
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This project, developed by Florida Atlantic University in partnership with Virtual Planet Technologies, was made possible by a grant to the City of West Palm Beach from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity with funding provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.