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Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/epic-games-maker-of-fortnite-awards-ucf-professor-grant-to-enhance-ar-and-vr-technology\/\">latest research is being supported with a grant from video game maker Epic Games.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/the-harrington-lab.itch.io\/the-virtual-ucf-arboretum\">The Virtual UCF Arboretum is easy to download as a PC game<\/a> that allows users to explore UCF\u2019s real arboretum, home to 274 acres of unspoiled Florida habitat. The user can see realistic images and hear birds and frogs throughout the immersive experience.<\/p>\n<p>The AR Perpetual Garden App allows users to transform any space \u2014 from a bedroom to a porch \u2014 into a realistic native Appalachian flora garden through a smart phone or tablet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know a lot of people, especially senior citizens, are isolating during this pandemic,\u201d Harrington says. \u201cThe app offers an opportunity to bring nature into their spaces, which studies have shown help reduce stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The app is easy to use. With a tap on the surface of a smart phone or tablet, a user can start converting their space into a virtual garden by layering different elements. The app lets you see the world the way an expert scientist might imagine it and to experience the wide variety of flowers and plants in a springtime forest bloom surrounded by the sounds of birds and insects thriving on the nectar, fruit and nuts of that habitat.<\/p>\n<p>Harrington also suggests the game is a good way to help young students better understand the wonders of nature and expose them to basic science concepts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Virtual UCF Arboretum may be helpful in supplementing science lessons around nature in a fun and engaging way,\u201d Harrington said. \u201cIt\u2019s a fun immersive environment, like a game but based on high information fidelity and accuracy, that\u2019s realistic and that anyone can use, from a classroom teacher to a home-schooler.<\/p>\n<p>Both items are free and available through: The Harrington Lab at UCF\u2019s download page found at <a href=\"https:\/\/the-harrington-lab.itch.io\/\">https:\/\/the-harrington-lab.itch.io\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harrington joined UCF in 2016. She is an assistant professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/digital-media-ba\/\">digital media<\/a> in the UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/sciences\/\">College of Sciences<\/a>, and she is part of the university\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/research\/learning-sciences\/\">Learning Sciences Cluster<\/a>. Her research covers the development of digital media knowledge artifacts from human-computer interaction, user-centered design, and data-visualization perspectives. She\u2019s had numerous papers published in peer-reviewed journals and been a speaker at several national and international conferences. She\u2019s earned multiple awards and fellowships and is a research associate with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Powdermill Nature Reserve. 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