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Swartz, James D.; Hatcher, Tim – Educational Technology, 1996
Defines virtual experience as machine-based experience, of which virtual reality is a subconcept. Topics include a history of virtual experience; criticism of the influence of machine-mediated experiences such as computer games; virtual reality environments; and Heidegger's views on technology. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Mediated Communication, Criticism, Man Machine Systems
Yacci, Michael – Educational Technology, 2000
Provides a structural definition of interactivity in instruction, with the goal of describing and delimiting a broad and general process. Examines the four major attributes to the concept of interactivity, and defines four additional variables that arise through the structural study of interaction. Outlines five common patterns that deal with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Instructional Design


