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Over the last decade the interest in social virtual worlds as tools to improve the teaching/learning process and to stimulate knowledge, including the development of learning to learn autonomy, has greatly increased as a result of their promising potential. In the current work we introduce a concise definition of a social virtual world and make a comparative analysis between different virtual worlds...
In recent years there has been significant growth in the use of 3D virtual worlds for e-learning and distance education. These immersive environments offer the ability to create complex, highly interactive simulations using in-world modeling and scripting tools. Virtual learning environments' support teaching and learning in an educational context, offering the functionality to manage the presentation,...
This paper presents the results and experiences of 2 groups of Australian undergraduate students in developing in-world collaborative projects in Second Life. One project developed an in-world ICT-Networking teaching environment and the other group developed a health-information learning experience. Besides undertaking the actual "virtual-world" projects, the students also recorded a journal...
New and innovative opportunities for teaching and learning are offered by MUVEs [multi user virtual environments]. Built on gaming technologies MUVEs are primarily a synchronous 3D social platform operating without goals and objectives wherein all content is user created and owned. They are increasingly being used by educators all around the globe as a new and more advanced platform for 3/4D data...
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