Excavator Harbor Job

Departments: Geology and Environmental Earth Science

Tags: 2 stars, geology, linear, long experience, no height requirement, no leg mobility requirement, no sound requirement, offline, realistic, requires arm mobility, requires controllers, requires head mobility, requires vision, simulation

Excavator Harbor Job is a VR application that attempts to place the user in control of an excavation machine in various scenarios, mostly centered around an area near a harbor, as the name implies. The user uses their controllers to grab various menu options, which control different aspects of the excavator such as moving the machine forward and backward, and controlling the direction of the arm of the excavator. There appear to be various “jobs” that the user can embark on, each in different areas and with different goals.

Link to Viveport

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The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience

Departments: Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geology and Environmental Earth Science

Tags: 4 stars, chemistry, educational, environmental, geology, linear, no height requirement, ocean, offline, requires arm mobility, requires controllers, requires leg mobility, requires sound, requires vision, short experience

The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience is an application that teaches users about pollution and its effect on the ocean through a short, curated experience. Users see visual representations of molecules, and are transported to various locations to see their effects on the ocean. There are a few moments in which users are prompted to move around and touch various things, but for the most part, it is a relatively relaxed educational experience.

Link to Steam