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A Comparison of Three Virtual World Platforms for the Purposes of Learning Support in VirtualLife

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-12630-7_33,
        author={Kristina Lapin},
        title={A Comparison of Three Virtual World Platforms for the Purposes of Learning Support in VirtualLife},
        proceedings={Virtual Worlds: Trust, Security, Rule of Law},
        proceedings_a={TRUSTVWS},
        year={2012},
        month={10},
        keywords={3D virtual world platform blended education collaborative virtual environment usability},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-12630-7_33}
    }
    
  • Kristina Lapin
    Year: 2012
    A Comparison of Three Virtual World Platforms for the Purposes of Learning Support in VirtualLife
    TRUSTVWS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12630-7_33
Kristina Lapin1,*
  • 1: Vilnius University
*Contact email: kristina.lapin@mif.vu.lt

Abstract

The paper addresses three 3D immersive collaborative virtual environments for their utility to learning support. We analyze the needs of a lecturer that intends to supplement face-to-face teaching with computer mediated collaboration. The analysis aims at informing the design of a new virtual environment that is being developed in the FP7 ICT VirtualLife project. We examine the modern learners’ and tutor’s needs as well as existing 3D virtual world platforms, which are free to download. We explore the usability features to include in the VirtualLife bundle intended for educational use.

Keywords
3D virtual world platform blended education collaborative virtual environment usability
Published
2012-10-23
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12630-7_33
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