sl8b: virtual learning spaces
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This is a presentation we prepared for the Second Life 8th Birthday Celebrations. We will be presenting in the SL8B auditorium about our Field School in Second Life Project.For this project we created a replica of a historically significant Spanish settlement turned village in a remote part of New Mexico for our Geography Department.The field school as we built is going to be used as the classroom for Geography 4190 in Fall 2011.TRANSCRIPT
Virtual Educational Spaces
Virtual Educational Spacesthe virtual field school project
Alexis Tokhes([email protected]) Troy Vogel ([email protected])
Virtual Educational Spaces
Virtual Educational Spaces
BobCat Village
Virtual Educational Spaces
El Cerrito Village, New Mexico
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Potential Platforms forCreating the Virtual Field School
Virtual Educational Spaces
Results
Google Earth• Non-intuitive navigation• Not immersive• Not collaborative
• Makes a nice web piece• Good for simple tours
Unity• Steep learning curve• Significant development time
investment• Not self-contained• Not multi-player
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Results for Second Life
Pros• Immersive• Self-contained• Pre-existing community• Integrated authoring tools• Integrated 3rd person POV• Compatibility
Cons• Geography not exact• Learning curve• Expense• University biases
Virtual Educational SpacesOMG!
OMG!
ARE YOU PLAYING A GAME
AT WORK ?!?
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DrBrockBrown Aboma
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The Irrigation Ditch and the River
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Irrigation Gate
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Irrigated Long Lot
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The Church
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Old Barn
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Village House
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Joe C ‘de Baca Residence
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The Schoolhouse
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Media Display Panels (YouTube)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (YouTube)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (Flickr)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (Flickr)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (Flash Activities)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (Flash Activities)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (TX State TRACS)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Media Display Panels (TX State TRACS)
Virtual Educational Spaces
The Village Bot (Maria Villager)
Virtual Educational Spaces
Available Fall 2011
Virtual Educational Spaces
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