Warwick Laird

From Diagrams to Experience: Data Visceralisation of Ecosystem State-and-Transition Models in Virtual Reality

Communicating complex scientific concepts to non-experts is a persistent challenge. State-and-transition models (STMs), often shown as box-and-arrow diagrams, exemplify well this difficulty. This paper explores how virtual reality (VR) can make STMs more accessible. Using ecosystem STMs as a case study, we present a p…