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Publication Date: 2008
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Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds
Antonacci, David M.; Modaress, Nellie
AACE Journal, v16 n2 p115-126 2008
Educational games and simulations can engage students in higher-level cognitive thinking, such as interpreting, analyzing, discovering, evaluating, acting, and problem solving. Recent technical advances in multiplayer, user-created virtual worlds have significantly expanded the capabilities of user interaction and development within these simulated worlds. This ability to develop and interact with your own simulated world offers many new and exciting educational possibilities. This article explores the technical capabilities and educational potential of these new worlds. Additionally, it presents and illustrates a model, which uses interaction combinations, to identify course content and topics having educational applications in virtual worlds. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Technological Advancement, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Information Technology, Technology Integration, Technology Education, Cybernetics, Hypermedia, Educational Innovation, Educational Improvement
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Language: English
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