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Direct linkKist, William; Morgan, Kate – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2017
This article examines what that immersion in virtual worlds has looked like for Jason (a pseudonym), a 21-year-old person diagnosed on the autism spectrum who has participated in virtual games since he was 12. Over the four years we have followed Jason, what has been noticeable is not only the increasing communication skills he has demonstrated,…
Descriptors: Autism, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Sarachan, Jeremy; Burk, Nanci; Day, Kenneth; Trevett-Smith, Matthew – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2013
Virtual worlds have become an invaluable space for online learning and the exploration of digital cultures. Communication departments can benefit from using these spaces to educate their students in the logistics of virtual worlds and as a way to better understand how the process of interpersonal and global communication functions in both online…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Cooperative Learning, Interpersonal Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
