Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems

CACHE receives Presidents’ Award of Distinction from Georgia CTSA - Grady A team from the Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems is the recipient of the Presidents’ Award of Distinction from Georgia CTSA.

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Read more about our #vr, #mx & #ai research work at @ugagrady.bsky.social's website: grady.uga.edu/news/cache-r...

Chief Meteorologist @mattdevittweather.bsky.social of WINK News reviews "Weather the Storm," a life-saving #VR simulation we developed and tested at the @ugavr.bsky.social, in collab with @noaa.gov, Clemson University, the National Hurricane Center, Georgia Sea Grant, and South Carolina Sea Grant.

Storm surge VR from NOAA shows hurricane danger to teach safety NOAA introduced a new VR simulation called "Weather the Storm," designed to immerse people in the experience of a hurricane's storm surge.

Described as "..incredibly realistic and well-done..."
The VR experience and supplementary education materials are available to anyone who has access to a Meta Quest headset.

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Weather the Storm: A Life-Saving VR Simulation from Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems. — UGA x CACHE Weather the Storm is an immersive virtual reality experience designed by UGA's CACHE with support from NOAA to help coastal residents understand the true dangers of hurricanes.

The VR experience and education materials can be downloaded here: www.ugavr.com/weatherthest...

Learning the dangers of storm surges in virtual reality: coastal leaders’ attitudes toward VR as a risk communication tool Educating coastal residents on the dangers of storm surge is one of the core missions of coastal community leaders. Virtual reality (VR) can help communicate risks by simulating storm surge events ...

Preliminary findings from semi-structured interviews on integrating the VR experience in coastal communities: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....