Exploratory and Social Learning in 3D Virtual Worlds
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Master’s Thesis
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Metadaten und Beschreibung
- Titel
- Exploratory and Social Learning in 3D Virtual Worlds
- Autor
- Lisa Maria Tomes
- Ort
- Graz
- Datum
- 2015
- Sprache
- englisch
- Abmessungen
- 21.0 x 29.7 cm
- Seiten
- 149
- Kategorien
- Abschlussarbeiten
- Informatik
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1. Introduction 1
- 1.1. Goals and Objectives 1
- 1.2. Structure of this Thesis 2
- 2. Background andRelatedWork 5
- 2.1. Teaching Methods 5
- 2.1.1. Lecture 6
- 2.1.2. Demonstration 7
- 2.1.3. Collaboration 9
- 2.1.4. Learning by Teaching 12
- 2.2. E-Learning 14
- 2.3. Serious Gaming 17
- 2.4. Virtual Worlds 22
- 2.4.1. Terms and Definitions 22
- 2.4.2. Virtual Worlds in Education 24
- 2.5. Showcases 28
- 2.5.1. Giza3D 28
- 2.5.2. The Egyptian Oracle 30
- 2.5.3. The SEE Experience 31
- 2.5.4. The Virtual TEAL World 32
- 2.6. Summary 34
- 3. Design 37
- 3.1. Requirement Analysis 37
- 3.2. Selecting a Virtual World Platform 42
- 3.3. Conceptional Architecture 48
- 3.4. Summary 52
- 4. ImplementationDetails 53
- 4.1. Introduction to the Open Wonderland Architecture 53
- 4.1.1. General Overview 53
- 4.1.2. Modular Design 55
- 4.2. Item Module 58
- 4.2.1. Description 58
- 4.2.2. Architecture 63
- 4.3. Quiz 73
- 4.3.1. Description 73
- 4.3.2. Architecture 75
- 4.4. Itemboard 78
- 4.4.1. Description 78
- 4.4.2. Architecture 79
- 4.5. Summary 82
- 5. Showcase Scenario 85
- 5.1. Pedagogical Background 85
- 5.2. Structure and Appearance 86
- 5.3. Process 90
- 5.4. Summary 91
- 6. Evaluation 93
- 6.1. Research focus 93
- 6.2. Methodology 94
- 6.3. Participants 94
- 6.4. Procedure 95
- 6.5. Materials 96
- 6.6. Results 98
- 6.7. Discussion 107
- 7. Lessons Learned 109
- 8. Summary andOutlook 111
- List of Abbreviations 114
- List of Figures 115
- List of Listings 119
- Bibliography 123
- Appendix 133
- A. DVDContent 135