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[_NIQuy3K-05]Digital Ocean Twins as a Medium for Scientific Communication
*Armando Jr Benavidez1 (1. Institute Of Science Tokyo; Nakamura Lab (Japan))
Scientific communication is moving toward immersive, interactive media, yet most reef and ocean research still reaches audiences as static figures and text. Digital ocean twins, navigable 3D representations that fuse underwater photomosaics with broader spatial context, are themselves a communication medium and not only an analytical one. They preserve the georeferencing and structure that scientific work requires, while presenting it in an environment a non-specialist can enter and explore without instruction.
A digital twin is natively three-dimensional, and that 3D structure is precisely what virtual and augmented reality are built to render. Where a photograph or map flattens a reef, a digital twin preserves its geometry, so that it can be navigated and experienced rather than merely viewed. VR and AR excel at exactly the spatial and volumetric content that digital twins produce, making the twin a ready-made asset for immersive interaction. Delivered through virtual and augmented reality, it allows coastal managers to convene inside a shared spatial scene for remote decision-making; researchers can present findings via AR-assisted teleconferencing; and students can discover underwater habitats in interactive VR space. Presented this way, a digital ocean twin can give an audience the opportunity to move continuously across scales, from the structure of a single coral colony outward. The pairing of digital ocean twins with interactive VR and AR media offers a new channel to communicate reef science.
Ultimately, these photomosaic-based digital twins lower the engagement threshold, turning dispersed survey data into a cohesive experience that travels to entirely new audiences.
A digital twin is natively three-dimensional, and that 3D structure is precisely what virtual and augmented reality are built to render. Where a photograph or map flattens a reef, a digital twin preserves its geometry, so that it can be navigated and experienced rather than merely viewed. VR and AR excel at exactly the spatial and volumetric content that digital twins produce, making the twin a ready-made asset for immersive interaction. Delivered through virtual and augmented reality, it allows coastal managers to convene inside a shared spatial scene for remote decision-making; researchers can present findings via AR-assisted teleconferencing; and students can discover underwater habitats in interactive VR space. Presented this way, a digital ocean twin can give an audience the opportunity to move continuously across scales, from the structure of a single coral colony outward. The pairing of digital ocean twins with interactive VR and AR media offers a new channel to communicate reef science.
Ultimately, these photomosaic-based digital twins lower the engagement threshold, turning dispersed survey data into a cohesive experience that travels to entirely new audiences.
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