3D Interactions between Virtual Worlds and Real Life in an E-Learning Community
Virtual worlds became an appealing and fascinating component of today's internet. In particular, the number of educational providers that see a potential for E-Learning in such new platforms increases. Unfortunately, most of the environments and processes implemented up to now do not exceed a v...
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| description | Virtual worlds became an appealing and fascinating component of today's internet. In particular, the number of educational providers that see a potential for E-Learning in such new platforms increases. Unfortunately, most of the environments and processes implemented up to now do not exceed a virtual modelling of real-world scenarios. In particular, this paper shows that Second Life can be more than just another learning platform. A flexible and bidirectional link between the reality and the virtual world enables synchronous and seamless interaction between users and devices across both worlds. The primary advantages of this interconnection are a spatial extension of face-to-face and online learning scenarios and a closer relationship between virtual learners and the real world. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18e0e55a6aa944698f99e659e26d3a412025-02-03T01:25:40ZengWileyAdvances in Human-Computer Interaction1687-58931687-59072011-01-01201110.1155/2011/6842026842023D Interactions between Virtual Worlds and Real Life in an E-Learning CommunityUlrike Lucke0Raphael Zender1Department of Computer Science, Chair for Complex Multimedia Application Systems, University of Potsdam, August-Bebel-Straße 89, 14482 Potsdam, GermanyDepartment of Computer Science, Chair for Complex Multimedia Application Systems, University of Potsdam, August-Bebel-Straße 89, 14482 Potsdam, GermanyVirtual worlds became an appealing and fascinating component of today's internet. In particular, the number of educational providers that see a potential for E-Learning in such new platforms increases. Unfortunately, most of the environments and processes implemented up to now do not exceed a virtual modelling of real-world scenarios. In particular, this paper shows that Second Life can be more than just another learning platform. A flexible and bidirectional link between the reality and the virtual world enables synchronous and seamless interaction between users and devices across both worlds. The primary advantages of this interconnection are a spatial extension of face-to-face and online learning scenarios and a closer relationship between virtual learners and the real world.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/684202 |
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| title | 3D Interactions between Virtual Worlds and Real Life in an E-Learning Community |
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| title_short | 3D Interactions between Virtual Worlds and Real Life in an E-Learning Community |
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