Benefits of virtual field guides | Drawbacks of virtual field guides |
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❖ Relatively cheap to create | ❖ Can be difficult to create and requires a level of technological competence |
❖ Easy to update, adapt and change | ❖ Lacks virtual in the true sense of immersion in the digital environment |
❖ No real limitations on size or scope | ❖ Still hindered by lack of technology i.e. computing power/virtual reality |
❖ Helps develop skills for students before going on real fieldwork | ❖ Students can get lost and disorientated in the virtual world |
❖ Provide inclusivity benefits to disabled and disadvantaged students | |
❖ Can replicate seasonal change of a landscape | |
❖ Allows a student to revisit over and over again unlike a one of real field trip ❖ Allows students to develop skills in a controlled environment |