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The presentation took place in ISTE island in Second Life, January 15 2013. Afterwards, we had a welcome tour in vAcademia. 3D recordings are available here: ISTE welcome tour Recording1 http://vacademia.com/record/detailed/2509 ISTE welcome tour Recording1 http://vacademia.com/record/detailed/2510
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vAcademiaVirtual Spaces LLC, Russia
Educational Virtual World with 3D Recording
presented by Mikhail FominykhNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 15 January 2013
3D Virtual Worlds
• Multiuser• Synchronous• Persistent• Facilitated by networked computers• Each user is represented by a single avatar• Three-dimensional graphical interphase• Social Worlds/Game Worlds
3D Virtual Worlds
• Multiuser• Synchronous?• Persistent?• Facilitated by networked computers• Each user is represented by a single avatar?• Three-dimensional graphical interphase• Social Worlds/Game Worlds
3D Virtual Worldsas learning environments
• Low cost and high safety• Three-dimensional representation of learners
and objects• Interaction in simulated contexts • Sense of presence • Variety of tools
Why 3D recording?Challenge
Synchronous - Asynchronous
Synchronous(online)
Asynchronous(offline)
TraditionalLearning Face-to-face classes
Text books andvideo recorded
classes
2D e-Learning Videoconferences Recorded videoconferences
3D e-Learning Classes in virtual worlds ?
Types of learning
Synchronous/live Asynchronous/content
Transformation of synchronous to asynchronous 2D e-Learning
Synchronous class
Asynchronous class
Face to face class
Videoconference
CMS/LMS
live/online
content
3D recordingProposal
Face to face class
Synchronous class
Asynchronous class
live/online
content
Transformation of synchronous to asynchronous 3D e-Learning
VirtCAST
Synchronous(online)
Asynchronous(offline)
TraditionalLearning Face-to-face classes
Text books andvideo recorded
classes
2D e-Learning Webinars Recorded webinars
3D e-Learning
Types of learning
Synchronous - Asynchronous
vAcademia
1. Starting a class in vAcademia
2. Press Recording button
3. Conducting a class in vAcademia
4. Press Stop button
5. New content – 3D recording of the class
6. 3D recordings – course content
3D recordingPrevious Work?
• Asynchronous Virtual Classroom (1999)• N*Vector (2000)• MASSIVE-3 (2002)• Wonderland
Teaching tools
• Interactive whiteboard• Content storages• Control and feedback tools
Teaching tools
• Interactive whiteboard′ Sharing of an application window′ Sharing screen area′ Sharing web-camera image″ Drawing figures and typing text on the whiteboard″ Inserting text from the clipboard‴ Slide presentations‴ Area print screen‴ Pasting images from clipboard on a whiteboard
• Content storages• Control and feedback tools
Teaching tools
• Interactive whiteboard• Content storages
o Object Gallery (standard classroom objects) o Resource collection (user objects PPT, PDF, PNG, JPEG, test
templates in XML, test results in CSV, Collada, and 3DS)• Control and feedback tools
Teaching tools
• Interactive whiteboard• Content storages• Control and feedback tools
o Class Controlo Notes (text, sound, and graphics) o Backchannelo Clicker
Interactive whiteboardInteractive whiteboardReal world vAcademia
Chalk and board Drawing on white boards
Pointer for each user
[Laser] pointer
Slide show presentations
Slide show presentations
Web camera sharing
Web camera
Desktop sharingDesktop
Resource CollectionResource Collection
Educational resources for both teachers and students may be uploaded into Collection.
Environment designEnvironment design
Users can organize learning space at any location of vAcademia by arranging the furniture in the way they like.
User’s 3D objectsUser’s 3D objects
Users can upload their own 3D objects in Collada format, which extends the possibilities for creating learning environments
Feedback and class controlFeedback and class control
Backchannel
Clicker tools
Users may share their comments and impressions in the form of text, graphic, and voice notes.
Text, graphic, and voice notes
Feedback and class controlFeedback and class control
Locations
• Common Space, Temporary, and Standard locations• Locations “My Home”• Communication areas
Navigation
• Large and mini maps• Visitors menu• Invitation to scheduled classes• Notification about nearby open classes
Time machine
tR1 R2
R3
R4
R5
Real time class 1
Real time class 2
Real time class 3
Real time class 4
Parallel space
Parallel time
Real time class R0
R1
R1
R2
Recording
Replay
Recording
Web-site support
New course
3D recordings
3D recording info
Scenarios of use
• Visiting a 3D recording• by a group of learners• actively working inside• with almost the same presence effect
• Creating a new 3D recording being inside one• guiding learners only through some parts of
the original class• enhancing a class with additional discussions,
questions and comments• using text, graphic, and sound notes
Visiting a 3D recording
tLive class
R1 – 3D recordings of the class
R1
3D recording without some of the parts
x x x
R2
R1 – 3D recordings of the classt
R1
R2 – shorter 3D recording based on R1
3D recording with additional and replaced parts
x x
R1 – 3D recordings of the classt
R3 – longer 3D recording based on R1
R1
R3
3D recording with enhanced with notes
x x
R1 – 3D recordings of the classt
R4 – 3D recording based on R1
R1
R4
First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
• Target group• 35 master students• Project work in groups of 3-5
• Activities• Lecture and a virtual tour in SL• Lecture and a seminar in vA
First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
Anonymity
Avatar
_Custo
mization
Awareness
Building_
and_sc
ripting
Easy_
access
_cross_
platform
Economics
Enga
gemen
t
Genera
l_Purp
ose
Good_grap
hics
Informal_
communica
tion_and_so
cial_i
nteracti
on
Low_co
st
Mirror_r
eal_l
ife
Resource
s_ava
ilable
Synch
ronous
Tech
_support
Tools_
and_fe
atures
Widely
_used
_large
_community
0
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Second Life Advantages
First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
Anonymity
Avatar
_Custo
mization
Awareness
Building_
and_sc
ripting
Easy_
access
_cross_
platform
Economics
Enga
gemen
t
Genera
l_Purp
ose
Good_grap
hics
Informal_
communica
tion_and_so
cial_i
nteracti
on
Low_co
st
Mirror_r
eal_l
ife
Resource
s_ava
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Synch
ronous
Tech
_support
Tools_
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atures
Widely
_used
_large
_community
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Second Life Advantages
First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
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First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
3D_Reco
rding
Asynch
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Coordinati
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LMS
Design
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ollaborati
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Form
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Good_nav
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Importi
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Locati
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Teach
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Uploading_
and_st
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vAcademia Advantages
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12Second Life Limitations
First user evaluation: Cooperation Technology course at NTNU
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vAcademia Limitations
Patterns
vAcademia• Few strong advantages• 3D recording• Educational/serious focus• Teaching tools
• Many moderate limitationsSecond Life• Many moderate advantages• Few strong limitations• No 3D recording• Technical problems• Unserious reputation and distruction
Current work
• Additional functionality • custom learning environments
• New learning scenarios• synchronous and asynchronous activities• Virtcast – new type of user-generated content
• New interfaces• CAVE• Kinect
Future work
• Improving accessibility• different operating systems• mobile devices• browser-based client
• Collaboration in R&D• We are looking for partners, investors, and
customers
Thank you!
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Educational virtual world vAcademiainfo@vacademia.com
presented by Mikhail Fominykhmikhail.fominykh@ntnu.no
http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~fominykh/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/fominykh
http://slideshare.net/mfominykh/
http://vacademia.com/userprofile/show/id/808
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