{"id":75,"date":"2025-12-19T17:16:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/vr-ise-ncsu-edu\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:16:14","slug":"scale-worlds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/vr-ise-ncsu-edu\/scale-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Scale Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"layout-one-column is-text wp-block-ncst-link-list\">\n        <ul class=\"link-list__container\">\n      \n<li class=\"ncst-component__bold-link-container wp-block-ncst-bold-link\">\n      <a \n      href=\"#about\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">About<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  \n\n<li class=\"ncst-component__bold-link-container wp-block-ncst-bold-link\">\n      <a \n      href=\"#people\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">People<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  \n\n<li class=\"ncst-component__bold-link-container wp-block-ncst-bold-link\">\n      <a \n      href=\"#impact\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">Impact<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  \n\n<li class=\"ncst-component__bold-link-container wp-block-ncst-bold-link\">\n      <a \n      href=\"#resources\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">Resources<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  \n\n<li class=\"ncst-component__bold-link-container wp-block-ncst-bold-link\">\n      <a \n      href=\"#publications\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">Publications<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  \n\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2055680&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\">National Science Foundation<\/a>, the Scale World project investigates how an immersive environment can enhance students\u2019 understanding of scientific scale. Scale Worlds\u2019 interdisciplinary research team developed a learning environment where users experience size comparisons that are impossible in daily life. Scale Worlds allows students to &#8220;shrink&#8221; to the size of an atom or &#8220;grow&#8221; to the scale of a planet by powers of ten, providing an embodied experience that fosters a more accurate mental model of the scientific world.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-seventy is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"has-custombg-one-text-color wp-block-ncst-fp-icon\">\n      <div class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color\">\n              <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M18.0722 21.0239C18.4046 20.2505 18.576 19.4176 18.576 18.5759C18.576 17.7341 18.4046 16.9012 18.0722 16.1278L15.6722 17.4722C15.8691 18.0828 15.8972 18.7352 15.7535 19.3605C15.6098 19.9857 15.2997 20.5605 14.8561 21.0239L9.04781 21.0708C8.00538 18.9195 7.78355 16.4618 8.42391 14.1586C8.78196 12.7512 9.47328 11.4505 10.4395 10.3664L12.6956 14.3976L13.6073 13.8698L14.6156 15.6937L17.1595 14.1098L16.1517 12.3337L16.9688 11.8561L11.3522 1.39218L6.88781 3.93749L8.85656 7.53749C7.21957 9.13226 6.04225 11.1384 5.44828 13.3453C4.72376 15.887 4.8247 18.593 5.73656 21.0736H1.07812V23.9531H15.4322V24L15.4791 23.9531H22.9219V21.0239H18.0722Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M11.1601 1.10391L10.584 0L6.07227 2.54391L6.69617 3.64781L11.1601 1.10391Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M19.0057 13.9677L13.3376 17.2059L13.8615 18.1229L19.5295 14.8847L19.0057 13.9677Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg>\n\n        <\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p>Scale Worlds aligns with the crosscutting concept of scale, proportion, and quantity, as outlined by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"people\">People<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Karen Chen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-slightly-larger-font-size\">Principal Investigator<br>Associate Professor<br>College of Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/people\/kbchen2\/\">Learn more about Karen Chen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-square\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"707\" height=\"800\" \n        decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"fp-image wp-image-109\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/vr-ise-ncsu-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/374\/2025\/12\/virtual-reality-augmented-reality-faculty-karen-chen-12-2025-01.jpg\"\n         alt=\"Dr. Karen Chen Directory Headshot\"               >\n          <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cesar Delgado, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-Principal Investigator<br>Associate Professor of STEM Education<br>College of Education<br><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/people\/cdelgad\/\">Learn more about Cesar Delgado<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-square\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \n        decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"fp-image wp-image-133\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/vr-ise-ncsu-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/374\/2025\/12\/virtual-reality-augmented-reality-cesar-delgado-500x500-12-2025-01.jpg\"\n         alt=\"A headshot of Cesar Delgado standing in front of a gray background.\"               >\n          <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew Peterson, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-Principal Investigator<br>Associate Professor of Graphic &amp; Experience Design<br>College of Design<br><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/people\/mopeters\/\">Learn more about Matthew Peterson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-square\">\n          <img 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Kulasingam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth Mathenge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olga Njai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebecca Planchart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine Reckard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian Sekelsky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephen Trembath-Reichert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amanda Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anantaya (Grace) Wonaphotimuke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linfeng Wu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory board members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/people\/mjdavis\/\">Meredith Davis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.illinois.edu\/profile\/robb-lindgren\">Robb Lindgren<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas Tretter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"impact\">Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 400 elementary, middle school, high school, community college, and undergraduate students, as well as members of the community, have experienced Scale Worlds in research and outreach events.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty 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school students reported learning about scientific scale after experiencing Scale Worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"has-custombg-one-text-color wp-block-ncst-fp-icon\">\n      <div class=\"ncst-fact has-custombg-one-text-color\">\n              <span class=\"ncst-icon\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 0.587814L14.8406 9.3061H24L16.5553 14.6939L19.3959 23.4122L12 18.0244L4.60406 23.4122L7.44469 14.6939L0 9.3061H9.15937L12 0.587814Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg>\n\n        <\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p>93% of middle school students and 83% of undergraduates reported experiencing awe while using Scale 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understanding of scale after using Scale Worlds, to a statistically significant degree and with a large effect size (Cohen\u2019s d = 0.835).<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scale Worlds is an educational technology tool developed as a part of a research project. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\">Files and instructions<\/a> are available to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"publications\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project team has published in three disciplinary areas: STEM education, human factors and HCI (human-computer interaction) and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEM Education Publications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Harper-Gampp, T., Delgado, C., You, H., Peterson, M., &amp; Chen, K.B. (in press). Measuring size and scale: The development and validation of the Assessment of Size and Scale Cognition (ASSC). Research in Science Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harper-Gampp, T., Delgado, C., Alharbi, K., Peterson, M., &amp; Chen, K. B. (2024, July). Does shrinking and growing in VR induce awe among young students? In R. Lindgren, T. Asino, E. A. Kyza, C. Looi, D. T. Keifert, &amp; E. Su\u00e1rez (Eds.), <em>Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences<\/em> (pp. 2447\u20132448) International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delgado, C., Harper-Gampp, T., Peterson, M., &amp; Chen, K. B. (2023). Virtual reality induces awe but possibly not accommodation. In P. Blikstein, J. Van Aalst, R. Kizito, &amp; K. Brennan (Eds.), <em>Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences \u2013 ICLS 2023<\/em> (pp. 1050\u20131053). International Society of the Learning Sciences. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22318\/icls2023.115633\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22318\/icls2023.115633<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spain, R., Goldberg, B., Bailey, S., Fussell, S., Bayro, A., Hale, K., Jones, A., Regina, R., Thomas, B., Owens, K., Lau, N., Dam, A., Chen, K., Sturgeon, L., Vaughn-Cooke, M., &amp; Enebechi, N. C. (2023). <em>Human Factors Extended Reality Showcase. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 67<\/em>(1), 1495\u20131500. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/21695067231192432\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/21695067231192432<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gampp, T., Delgado, C., Peterson, M., &amp; Chen, K. B. (2022). Embodied cognition in virtual reality to support learning of scale. In C. Chinn, E. Tan, C. Chan, &amp; Y. Kali (Eds.), <em>International collaboration toward educational innovation for all: Overarching research, development, and practice<\/em> (pp. 1900\u20131901). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.22318\/icls2022.1900<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delgado, C., &amp; Peterson, M. (2018). An enhanced framework for scale cognition leveraging visual metaphor theory and analogical reasoning theory. In J. Kay &amp; R. Luckin (Eds.), <em>Rethinking learning in the digital age: Making the learning sciences count. 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), volume 3<\/em> (pp. 1607\u20131608). London, UK: International Society of the Learning Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human Factors and HCI Publications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Wu, L., Chen, K., Peterson, M., &amp; Delgado, C. (2024). Sense of presence and the illusion of self-scaling in virtual learning environments. In P. Zaphiris, A. Ioannou, R. A. Sottilare, J. Schwarz, &amp; M. Rauterberg (Eds.), <em>HCI International 2024 \u2013 late breaking papers. HCII 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15378<\/em> (pp. 195\u2013220). Springer. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-76815-6_14\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-76815-6_14<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheng, F., Harper-Gampp, T.,&nbsp; Planchart, R., Dunning, M., Peterson, M., Delgado, C., &amp; Chen, K. B. (2024). Study of graphic armatures, multimodal cues and numeric measures in virtual reality on learners\u2019 performance and workload. <em>Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10711813241269236\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10711813241269236<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chen, K. B., Harper-Gampp, T., Wu, L., Delgado, C., &amp; Peterson, M. (2024). Learning scale in virtual reality: Human factors, deployment, and perception of immersive technology at a public middle school. <em>Proceedings of the 2024 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10711813241265650\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10711813241265650<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wu, L., Chen, K. B., Sekelsky, B., Peterson, M., Harper-Gampp, T., &amp; Delgado, C. (2023, March). Shrink or grow the kids? Scale cognition in an immersive virtual environment for K-12 summer camp (poster). In <em>2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)<\/em> (pp. 721\u2013722). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109\/VRW58643.2023.00203<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wu, L., Sekelsky, B., Peterson, M., Gampp, T., Delgado, C., &amp; Chen, K. B. (2023). 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