Please join us for our December Program at Wegman’s Theater at RIT Magic Spell Studios. Our talk this meeting will be Serious 3D GIS Games for Disaster Resilience Spatial Thinking by Brian Tomaszewski from RIT. Lunch will be served after the presentation.
When: Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Where:
Wegman’s Theater at RIT Magic Spell Studio
1 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
Note: Pick Up Parking Passes at the Main Entrance
Cost:
$5 Payable at the door
Registration: http://bit.ly/GISSIGDec2019
Webinar Simulcast Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1419871236259065355 via the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
Serious 3D GIS Games for Disaster Resilience Spatial Thinking
Brian Tomaszewski RIT
Abstract: This presentation will share lessons learned from a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU) Site at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) that investigated combining open geodata, Esri City Engine and the Unity game development environment to create immersive, serious 3D game environments to build disaster resilience spatial thinking skills. A case study of the research applied to Hurricane Harvey disaster response will be presented.