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Table 1
Advantages and disadvantages of fieldwork and Virtual Field Trip (VFT) identified by students at the end of the project, in the free expression sections of the survey.
| Benefits of fieldwork | Drawbacks of fieldwork |
|---|---|
| - Better immersion in the study area | |
| - Ability to break, touch and smell the rock | - Weather dependent |
| - Ability to observe very fine structures (including with a magnifying glass) | - Inaccessibility of certain areas |
| - Outstanding and memorable learning environment | - Impossible to take measurements over large areas |
| Benefits of VFTs | Drawbacks of VFTs |
| - Multi-scale approach | |
| - No time limits, possibility of returning to a study area | |
| -Possibility of changing the viewing angle | - Difficulty in observing very fine resolution (minerals, techtoglyphs, striations, etc.) |
| - Possibility to access areas unattainable in the field | - Possible loss of sense of scale |
| - Independent of weather and lighting conditions | - Possible seasickness after a while in immersive VR |
| - Recreational (compared to lectures) | |
| - Can be combined with other data sources | |
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