Quantum physics vs. classical physics: Introducing the basics with a virtual reality game

Bob  Dorland; Lennard  van Hal; Stanley Lageweg; Jurgen  Mulder; Rinke Schreuder; Amir Zaidi; J.W.D. Alderliesten; Rafael Bidarra

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-34350-7_37

Quantum physics vs. classical physics: Introducing the basics with a virtual reality game

Bob Dorland, Lennard van Hal, Stanley Lageweg, Jurgen Mulder, Rinke Schreuder, Amir Zaidi, J.W.D. Alderliesten, Rafael Bidarra

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Abstract

Unlike classical physics, quantum physics is harder to explain, as it involves very small scales and phenomena that are not visible to the naked eye. Understanding the differences between classical and quantum physics is difficult, especially for children, who cannot grasp the subtleties conveyed in complicated formulae.

We propose to achieve this in a playful and immersive manner, which is a more familiar and convenient way to introduce children to new concepts. For this we developed Save Schrödinger’s Cat, a puzzle game in virtual reality featuring a classical physics mode and a quantum physics mode. As virtual objects and phenomena behave differently in each mode, this mechanic encourages players to toggle between modes, in order to explore the differences between quantum and classical physics in an immersive, entertaining and challenging way. A preliminary evaluation showed that players could better identify various distinguishing features of either mode.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Games and Learning Alliance- 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Antonios Liapis, Georgios N. Yannakakis, Manuel Gentile, Manuel Ninaus
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	383-393
Number of pages	11
Volume	11899
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-34350-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-34349-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34350-7_37
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	8th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2019 - Athens, Greece Duration: 27 Nov 2019 → 29 Nov 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11899 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	8th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	27/11/19 → 29/11/19

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Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

Keywords

Classical physics
Educational games
Quantum physics
Virtual reality

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Dorland, B., van Hal, L., Lageweg, S., Mulder, J., Schreuder, R., Zaidi, A., Alderliesten, J. W. D., & Bidarra, R. (2019). Quantum physics vs. classical physics: Introducing the basics with a virtual reality game. In A. Liapis, G. N. Yannakakis, M. Gentile, & M. Ninaus (Eds.), Games and Learning Alliance- 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings: 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings (Vol. 11899, pp. 383-393). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11899 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34350-7_37

Dorland, Bob ; van Hal, Lennard ; Lageweg, Stanley et al. / Quantum physics vs. classical physics : Introducing the basics with a virtual reality game. Games and Learning Alliance- 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings: 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings. editor / Antonios Liapis ; Georgios N. Yannakakis ; Manuel Gentile ; Manuel Ninaus. Vol. 11899 Cham : Springer, 2019. pp. 383-393 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Dorland, B, van Hal, L, Lageweg, S, Mulder, J, Schreuder, R, Zaidi, A, Alderliesten, JWD & Bidarra, R 2019, Quantum physics vs. classical physics: Introducing the basics with a virtual reality game. in A Liapis, GN Yannakakis, M Gentile & M Ninaus (eds), Games and Learning Alliance- 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings: 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings. vol. 11899, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11899 LNCS, Springer, Cham, pp. 383-393, 8th International Conference on Games and Learning Alliance, GALA 2019, Athens, Greece, 27/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34350-7_37

Quantum physics vs. classical physics: Introducing the basics with a virtual reality game. / Dorland, Bob ; van Hal, Lennard ; Lageweg, Stanley et al.
Games and Learning Alliance- 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings: 8th International Conference, GALA 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Antonios Liapis; Georgios N. Yannakakis; Manuel Gentile; Manuel Ninaus. Vol. 11899 Cham: Springer, 2019. p. 383-393 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11899 LNCS).

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