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On Being Bored and Lost (in Virtuality)
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Moore, Kristen; Pflugfelder, Ehren Helmut – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Education in virtual worlds has the potential, it seems, for engaging students in innovative ways and for enabling new discourses on a host of issues. Virtual locations like "Second Life," "Kaneva," or "World of Warcraft," among other multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs), also come with unique challenges for educators as they consider the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
The Potential for Scientific Collaboration in Virtual Ecosystems
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Magerko, Brian – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This article explores the potential benefits of creating "virtual ecosystems" from real-world data. These ecosystems are intended to be realistic virtual representations of environments that may be costly or difficult to access in person. They can be constructed as 3D worlds rendered from stereo video data, augmented with scientific data, and then…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Cooperation, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction
"Immersed in Learning": Supporting Creative Practice in Virtual Worlds
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Doyle, Denise – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
The "Immersed in Learning" project began in 2007 to evaluate the use of 3D virtual worlds as a teaching and learning tool in undergraduate programmes in digital media at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. A question that the research set out to explore was what were the benefits of integrating 3D immersive learning with face-to-face…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
The City at Play: "Second Life" and the Virtual Urban Planning Studio
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Thomas, David; Hollander, Justin B. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This study interrogates the idea of using videogames and game-like virtual worlds as a means to advance studio education pedagogy. Looking at a series of case studies of urban planning courses taught using "Second Life," the results describe the potentials, and limits, of this emerging digital media. Key findings are that the virtual worlds…
Descriptors: Urban Planning, Play, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Exploring the Relationship between Virtual Learning Environment Preference, Use, and Learning Outcomes in 10th Grade Earth Science Students
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Lin, Ming-Chao; Tutwiler, M. Shane; Chang, Chun-Yen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This study investigated the relationship between the use of a three-dimensional Virtual Reality Learning Environment for Field Trip (3DVLE[subscript (ft)]) system and the achievement levels of senior high school earth science students. The 3DVLE[subscript (ft)] system was presented in two separate formats: Teacher Demonstrated Based and Student…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Computer Simulation
"Gamestar Mechanic": Learning a Designer Mindset through Communicational Competence with the Language of Games
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Games, Ivan Alex – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This article presents the results of a three-year study of "Gamestar Mechanic" (www.gamestarmechanic.com), a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game developed for the MacArthur Foundation's digital media learning initiative by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Gamelab in New York. The game's objective is to help children…
Descriptors: Design, Role Playing, Discourse Analysis, Thinking Skills