[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUAFNVx2-w] From the November 2016 Desktop News | The newest interactive exhibit at the Alabama Museum of Natural History is part sandbox, part Xbox, and it’s teaching students of all ages about topography, flood hazards, and watersheds. “With Google maps and other applications, people aren’t used to reading paper maps anymore,” Dr. Sagy Cohen, a professor in the Department of Geography, said. “But in my field—and even for people who like hiking or hunting—reading topographical maps is still a very […]
Virtual Reality Sandbox
![Dr. Sagy Cohen doing a demonstration in the sandbox.](https://as.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1608107_bh_001_cohen_sagy_augm-200x300.jpg)