Lei Xia

The Wetland Quest: Fostering Empathy and Literacy for Urban Herpetofauna Through VR Wetland Exploration

This paper investigates how virtual reality (VR) can foster empathy and ecological literacy for urban herpetofauna—reptiles and amphibians often overlooked in conservation. We present The Wetland Quest (TWQ), an immersive VR experience set in a Shanghai wetland that employs embodiment and scale-shift mechanics to situ…