The Virtual UCF Arboretum Unreal Game Level Launched

The Virtual UCF Arboretum Virtual Nature Model is an investigation and exploration of data visualization of sparse GIS data for plant density, and botanically correct, photorealistic 3D models, combined in real-time, interactive, multi-modal, game engine technologies with traditional multimedia.  It is unique in that it is the first of its kind to visualize GIS data of native plants and flowers, in 100 hectare (247 acres) of Central Florida terrain, and one that achieves high information accuracy, with photorealistic perceptual parity to match the real environment.  The Virtual UCF Arboretum as a Virtual Nature model, released as version 1.0 in October 2018, is available as an Unreal Game Engine level, open to exploration and learning at a click of a button.