National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration 1 article published in JoVE Environment Developing a Virtual Reality Video Game to Simulate Rip Currents Jase Bernhardt1, Gregory Dusek2, Arielle Hesse3, William Santos4, Thomas Jennings4, Alexander Smiros4, Antoinette Montes1 1Department of Geology, Environment and Sustainability, Hofstra University, 2National Ocean Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 3Department of Sociology, Drexel University, 4EdTech, Hofstra University Rip currents are among the deadliest meteorological hazards in the United States. In order to demonstrate the proper actions to take when caught in a rip current in a memorable and engaging way, a virtual reality video game is developed.
