Physics of Ballet

The Physics of Ballet application is a fully immersive and open source tool that allows people to learn about rotational mechanics topics by viewing examples of the Ballet, through mobile devices and a virtual reality viewer.

The didactic material was recorded with a 360° camera at the National Theater of Costa Rica. In it, a professional dancer carried out characteristic steps, to exemplify applications of physical concepts, which are explained with the formalism that Physics allows.

This has two modules (Swings and Turns) and three modes of interaction (Theory, Observation and Game), to allow the generation of Active Learning processes, Game-Based Learning and work from the STEAM perspective. The creation of didactic material from a gender perspective allows working on rotational mechanics from a non-masculinized field of human endeavor, which contributes to the creation of gender-inclusive learning processes in Physics.

The download must be from a mobile application/ android cellphone.

  • Diana Herrero-Villarreal
    Producer
    Academic Producer - Content Specialist
  • Esteban Campos-Zumbado
    Producer
    Production - 2D Animation
  • Luis Diego Gómez-Quesada
    Producer
    2D Animation
  • Farith Tabash-Pérez
    Producer
    Post-production
  • Esterlyn Quesada-Brenes
    Producer
    Programming
  • Daniela Hernández-Brenes
    Producer
    Choreographic support
  • Karina Mora-Castro
    Producer
    Voiceover
  • Álvaro Esquivel-Valverde
    Key Cast
    Musical director
  • Andrés León-Rodríguez
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Beatriz CastroMéndez
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Carlos Gutiérrez-Hine
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Eduardo Rodríguez-Villalobos
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Erick Sánchez-Barrantes
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Fernando Muñoz-del Collado
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Mario Campos-Sandoval
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Ricardo Ramírez-Alfaro
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Sonia Bruno-Alfaro
    Key Cast
    Musician
  • Arianne Dietrich-Moya
    Lead Artists
    Ballet dancer
  • Rodolfo Alfaro-Pineda
    Key Collaborators
    Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Intellectual Property UNED/Copyright and intellectual property support
  • Fab Lab Kä Träre
    Key Collaborators
    Fabrication Laboratory UNED/Constant and varied support from the entire team.
  • Heidy Rosales-Sánchez
    Key Collaborators
    Executive Vice Chancellor/Financial Resources Support
  • Raquel Zúñiga-Guzmán
    Key Collaborators
    Executive Vice President's Office/Administrative Support
  • Yirlania Quesada-Boniche
    Key Collaborators
    Contracting and Supplies Office, UNED/Support for hiring
  • Marcela Hernández-Jiménez
    Key Collaborators
    University of Costa Rica
  • Staff of the technical area of the National Theater of Costa Rica
    Key Collaborators
    Administrative, technical and logistical support during recordings
  • Ludwig Minkus
    Interpretaciones musicales
    Compositor: Don Quixote, Act III Kitri Variation
  • Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Interpretaciones musicales
    Compositor:Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (D) Aurore (Variation II)
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Física del Ballet
  • Project Type:
    Virtual Reality, 360 Video
  • Minimum Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Maximum Runtime:
    45 minutes
  • Average Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Variable Runtime Details:
    The differences correspond to the audiences, some are more accustomed to using the scopes and making movements with them, for others it is the first experience. It also depends on the agility of the users to follow, when appropriate, the steps of the ballerina's ballet.
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Costa Rica
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Virtual
    March 6, 2023
    Open Education Week
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