Moving forward by looking back: Lessons learned about the design of immersive virtual worlds.
Document Type
Presentation
Publisher
Annual Educational Research Association (AERA)
Publication Date
4-30-2010
Abstract
Advances in information technology are creating new possibilities for using immersive virtual environments for learning and assessment. Immersive Virtual Environments (IVEs) are three dimensional (3-D) contexts, either single or multi-user, where digitized participants can engage in virtual activities and experiences. Each participant takes on the identity of an avatar, a virtual persona that can move around the 3-D context. As the field approaches almost a decade of research on IVEs in education, we will take a step back in this symposium to examine lessons learned from the design of educational IVEs and to offer design heuristics for future development and research.
Recommended Citation
Clarke-Midura, J., Dede & Mayrath, M. (2010). Moving forward by looking back: Lessons learned about the design of immersive virtual worlds. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
