Brewing Umqombothi: Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage

Kasper Rodil; Mihai Ciungu; Peter Leth; Steffan Christensen; Umesh Ramnarain; Mafor Penn

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20617-7_22

Brewing Umqombothi: Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage

Kasper Rodil, Mihai Ciungu, Peter Leth, Steffan Christensen, Umesh Ramnarain, Mafor Penn

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Abstract

This paper describes an interactive embodied learning-based simulation in Virtual Reality that has been designed to disseminate the Intangible Cultural Heritage behind Umqombothi, a traditional South African beer-brewing practice, by instructing both the cultural process and underlying chemistry. The VR simulation includes an authentic beer-making environment based on a South African township and an abstract chemistry environment called the “Microverse”. The paper is limited to literature grounding and details of the technical prototype game and its implicit logging system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 12th International Conference
Editors	Marco Temperini, Vittorio Scarano, Ivana Marenzi, Milos Kravcik, Elvira Popescu, Rosa Lanzilotti, Rosella Gennari, Fernando De La Prieta, Tania Di Mascio, Pierpaolo Vittorini
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	175-180
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9783031206160
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20617-7_22
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, MIS4TEL 2022 - L´Avila, Italy Duration: 13 Jul 2022 → 15 Jul 2022

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	580 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, MIS4TEL 2022
Country/Territory	Italy
City	L´Avila
Period	13/07/22 → 15/07/22

Keywords

Craftsmanship
Embodied interaction
Intangible cultural heritage
STEM
Virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications

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Rodil, K., Ciungu, M., Leth, P., Christensen, S., Ramnarain, U., & Penn, M. (2023). Brewing Umqombothi: Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage. In M. Temperini, V. Scarano, I. Marenzi, M. Kravcik, E. Popescu, R. Lanzilotti, R. Gennari, F. De La Prieta, T. Di Mascio, & P. Vittorini (Eds.), Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 12th International Conference (pp. 175-180). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 580 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20617-7_22

Rodil, Kasper ; Ciungu, Mihai ; Leth, Peter et al. / Brewing Umqombothi : Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage. Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 12th International Conference. editor / Marco Temperini ; Vittorio Scarano ; Ivana Marenzi ; Milos Kravcik ; Elvira Popescu ; Rosa Lanzilotti ; Rosella Gennari ; Fernando De La Prieta ; Tania Di Mascio ; Pierpaolo Vittorini. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 175-180 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Rodil, K, Ciungu, M, Leth, P, Christensen, S, Ramnarain, U & Penn, M 2023, Brewing Umqombothi: Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage. in M Temperini, V Scarano, I Marenzi, M Kravcik, E Popescu, R Lanzilotti, R Gennari, F De La Prieta, T Di Mascio & P Vittorini (eds), Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 12th International Conference. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 580 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 175-180, 12th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, MIS4TEL 2022, L´Avila, Italy, 13/07/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20617-7_22

Brewing Umqombothi: Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage. / Rodil, Kasper; Ciungu, Mihai; Leth, Peter et al.
Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 12th International Conference. ed. / Marco Temperini; Vittorio Scarano; Ivana Marenzi; Milos Kravcik; Elvira Popescu; Rosa Lanzilotti; Rosella Gennari; Fernando De La Prieta; Tania Di Mascio; Pierpaolo Vittorini. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 175-180 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 580 LNNS).

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Rodil K, Ciungu M, Leth P, Christensen S, Ramnarain U, Penn M. Brewing Umqombothi: Technicalities of a VR Prototype Merging STEM and South African Intangible Cultural Heritage. In Temperini M, Scarano V, Marenzi I, Kravcik M, Popescu E, Lanzilotti R, Gennari R, De La Prieta F, Di Mascio T, Vittorini P, editors, Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 12th International Conference. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 175-180. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-20617-7_22

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