intro to virtual worlds
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Introduction to Virtual Worlds
Denise Cote
College of DuPage
What are Virtual Worlds?
“A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.”
“A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.”
Terminology
• MMORPG– Massive Multiplayer Online Role-play Game– Used for gaming
• MUVE– Multi-User Virtual Environments– Not games in the traditional sense
• 3-D Web?
MMORPG’s (games)
• World of Warcraft
Types of Non-Gaming MUVE’s
Second Life
Types of Non-Gaming MUVE’s
Kaneva
There
Active Worlds
Whyville
Open Source Private VW’s
Open Croquet
Qwaq
Open Source Private VW’s
On the MUVE!
•Interaction with environment
•Interaction with other people
•Building your environment
•3-D information
•Simulating real-world experiences
On the MUVE!
• Interaction with environment
On the MUVE!
• Interaction with environment
• Interaction with other people
On the MUVE!
• Interaction with environment
• Interaction with other people
• Building your environment
On the MUVE!
• Interaction with environment
• Interaction with other people
• Building your environment
• 3-D information
On the MUVE!
• Interaction with environment
• Interaction with other people
• Building your environment
• 3-D information
• Simulating real-world experiences
On the MUVE!
• Interaction with environment• Interaction with other people• Building your environment• 3-D information• Simulating real-world experiences
Oh, and it is FUN!
Some Educational Activities
• Historical Role-play
• Learning via Simulation, Immersion
• Realistic interaction
• Workspaces for real world companies
Questions?
Want to get started??
• You know you do!!
• Join the Virtual Worlds Interest Group
• Go to http://notmarian.org
• And contact Denise for help!