VR Space Kids Script
Tessa: We are the Mystical Geniuses, and we are going to talk about our project, VR Space Kids. In our research online and at the library, we learned about the challenges of long term space travel. One of the main challenges is exercising enough to maintain muscle mass.
Saanvi: Long long ago,in a galaxy far far away, two astronauts were exercising…
Thanvi: I’m so bored!
Luna: What are you doing?
Isha: We are exercising.
Luna: Why?
Isha: Because when we stay in space for 5-10 days, we lose- how much again Thanvi?
Thanvi: We read NASA websites and watched online interviews with astronauts and learned that we lose 20% of our muscle mass and also muscles that hold up our internal organs.
Luna: Do you get bored?
Isha: Of course! And when we Skyped with an FTC team named The Almonds, they agreed!
Thanvi: Imagine you’re exercising for 10 minutes straight. Do you get bored?
Luna: Of course I get bored!
Isha: Well we have to exercise 2.5 hours a day to maintain our muscle mass.
Thanvi: And exercising for 2.5 hours a day is about 1000 times worse than just exercising for 10 minutes.
Luna: Hmmm
(Saanvi jumps out)
Saanvi: Oh, you should try VR Space Kids!
Isha: Let me try. (Puts on VR box) That’s so cool, look at that tiger and the butterfly!
Thanvi: I don’t see anything except the wall and ARED exercise machine.
Isha: You should try this!
(Luna gives 2nd VR to Thanvi)
Luna: Try this
(Thanvi puts on VR). That is so cool! Now I see the butterfly and some ice cream! I can also see my family back on Earth!
Isha: Oh yeah, I saw that too!
Saanvi: Is this better?
Isha: Yeah!
Thanvi: Definitely! We used to have to use exercise bikes and ARED, but this is way more fun!!!!!!! We interviewed Mr. Andy, who works at The Johns Hopkins APL on the Parker Solar Probe, and he also thought that exercising with VR would be much more fun!
Tessa: ARED stands for The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device. The ARED machine was added to the ISS because of a study that showed that exercise with a treadmill and bicycle was not enough to prevent muscle loss.
Luna: Astronauts on the International Space Station spend 2 1/2 hours per day exercising to combat the effects of muscle atrophy. Without regular use and exercise our muscles weaken and deteriorate. Studies have shown that astronauts experience up to a 20 percent loss of muscle mass on spaceflights lasting five to 11 days.
SHOW ARED PHOTO
Tessa: Our idea was that once families start to journey to other planets, kids will need to exercise and will get bored. Since kids love to play, and hate to be bored, we decided that virtual reality would make exercising more fun. So far, virtual reality is only being tested for mental health, not exercise. Also there is no VR directed at children, only adults.
CUT SCENE – Child whining to mom about exercise
Luna: From an interview online, we learned that one scientist named Peggy Wu is working at a company called SIFT that is researching the use of VR to combat mental health problems. Our idea is unique because it is mainly for exercise, but also benefits mental health, plus it can be used for kids!
HOLD UP PHOTO
Isha: Many astronauts suffer from sadness, sleep disorders, and depression due to long work hours, large work loads, separation from Earth, and other environmental factors. Our VR Space Kids device can provide both entertainment and a link to Earth to help combat bad mental health effects from being in space for a long time.
ACT OUT BEING SAD
Saanvi: To determine the effectiveness of our idea, we went around the neighborhood and tested kids and adults to see if they preferred exercising for 1 minute with or without the VR and determined that every person we tested enjoyed exercising more with VR Space Kids. We also shared our project at the library to get more feedback, and at the same time, we were able to teach other kids about the FLL program!
HOLD UP GRAPH AND VR IMAGES
Thanvi: On average, people enjoyed exercising almost twice as much when using the virtual reality! Also everyone we tested said that VR made them a lot happier! Both the kids and adults liked the world we made and gave us suggestions about how to improve our virtual reality in the future with ideas like including other planets, video games, and even candy worlds. We created a new, improved world using some of these ideas. In conclusion...
Everybody: VR is good for exercising and mental health!
Saanvi: Long long ago,in a galaxy far far away, two astronauts were exercising…
Thanvi: I’m so bored!
Luna: What are you doing?
Isha: We are exercising.
Luna: Why?
Isha: Because when we stay in space for 5-10 days, we lose- how much again Thanvi?
Thanvi: We read NASA websites and watched online interviews with astronauts and learned that we lose 20% of our muscle mass and also muscles that hold up our internal organs.
Luna: Do you get bored?
Isha: Of course! And when we Skyped with an FTC team named The Almonds, they agreed!
Thanvi: Imagine you’re exercising for 10 minutes straight. Do you get bored?
Luna: Of course I get bored!
Isha: Well we have to exercise 2.5 hours a day to maintain our muscle mass.
Thanvi: And exercising for 2.5 hours a day is about 1000 times worse than just exercising for 10 minutes.
Luna: Hmmm
(Saanvi jumps out)
Saanvi: Oh, you should try VR Space Kids!
Isha: Let me try. (Puts on VR box) That’s so cool, look at that tiger and the butterfly!
Thanvi: I don’t see anything except the wall and ARED exercise machine.
Isha: You should try this!
(Luna gives 2nd VR to Thanvi)
Luna: Try this
(Thanvi puts on VR). That is so cool! Now I see the butterfly and some ice cream! I can also see my family back on Earth!
Isha: Oh yeah, I saw that too!
Saanvi: Is this better?
Isha: Yeah!
Thanvi: Definitely! We used to have to use exercise bikes and ARED, but this is way more fun!!!!!!! We interviewed Mr. Andy, who works at The Johns Hopkins APL on the Parker Solar Probe, and he also thought that exercising with VR would be much more fun!
Tessa: ARED stands for The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device. The ARED machine was added to the ISS because of a study that showed that exercise with a treadmill and bicycle was not enough to prevent muscle loss.
Luna: Astronauts on the International Space Station spend 2 1/2 hours per day exercising to combat the effects of muscle atrophy. Without regular use and exercise our muscles weaken and deteriorate. Studies have shown that astronauts experience up to a 20 percent loss of muscle mass on spaceflights lasting five to 11 days.
SHOW ARED PHOTO
Tessa: Our idea was that once families start to journey to other planets, kids will need to exercise and will get bored. Since kids love to play, and hate to be bored, we decided that virtual reality would make exercising more fun. So far, virtual reality is only being tested for mental health, not exercise. Also there is no VR directed at children, only adults.
CUT SCENE – Child whining to mom about exercise
Luna: From an interview online, we learned that one scientist named Peggy Wu is working at a company called SIFT that is researching the use of VR to combat mental health problems. Our idea is unique because it is mainly for exercise, but also benefits mental health, plus it can be used for kids!
HOLD UP PHOTO
Isha: Many astronauts suffer from sadness, sleep disorders, and depression due to long work hours, large work loads, separation from Earth, and other environmental factors. Our VR Space Kids device can provide both entertainment and a link to Earth to help combat bad mental health effects from being in space for a long time.
ACT OUT BEING SAD
Saanvi: To determine the effectiveness of our idea, we went around the neighborhood and tested kids and adults to see if they preferred exercising for 1 minute with or without the VR and determined that every person we tested enjoyed exercising more with VR Space Kids. We also shared our project at the library to get more feedback, and at the same time, we were able to teach other kids about the FLL program!
HOLD UP GRAPH AND VR IMAGES
Thanvi: On average, people enjoyed exercising almost twice as much when using the virtual reality! Also everyone we tested said that VR made them a lot happier! Both the kids and adults liked the world we made and gave us suggestions about how to improve our virtual reality in the future with ideas like including other planets, video games, and even candy worlds. We created a new, improved world using some of these ideas. In conclusion...
Everybody: VR is good for exercising and mental health!