Abstract:
ReservoirBench is an interactive workbench for educational geological science
and engineering tasks. It is designed to facilitate education of novice audiences to teach
them basic concepts of reservoir modeling and simulation workflow. Traditional training
using lectures and software practice can lead to information overload, and retainability
is questionable. As an alternative, we propose a physical workbench that is coupled with
digital augmentation for the purpose of learning. We take advantage of the crucial role
that spatiality and 3D representations play in petroleum reservoir modeling and allow
basic domain concepts to be introduced and explored in a tangible and experiential
manner. We describe the design of our prototype and reflect on the findings from our
preliminary design critique.
Researchers: Sowmya Somanath, Allan Rocha, Hamidreza Hamdi, Ehud Sharlin, Mario Costa Sousa
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