360° VR Underwater Hong Kong
Funded by:
The Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019-22 Triennium)
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) (2022, 2023, 2024)
Knowledge Transfer Project Fund, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2025~2027)
School of Life Sciences Impact Seed Fund, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2025~2027)
Supported by:
Reef Check Foundation Hong Kong
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC)
In this exercise, you will have a chance to experience a fully immersive virtual reality and dive into our precious Hong Kong coral communities. The basic concept of scientific underwater surveys will also be introduced to let you learn more about marine ecological monitoring.
This project aims to:
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Enhance users’ awareness and knowledge of corals and coral communities in Hong Kong and deepens students’ reflection on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 14 “Life below Water” and SDG 13 “Climate Action”; and to
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Promote users’ pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors to protect the marine environment.
A user manual with four underwater 360o Virtual Reality (VR) videos has been developed to create a virtual diving and underwater survey experience for users. The learning package has been adopted in course teaching at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and local secondary schools.
Requesting the teaching materials:
If you are interested in this programme and would like to get the self-learning materials, please fill in the form here, or email us at coralacademy.hk@gmail.com for further discussion.