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While technology is enabling the creation and usage of 3D virtual worlds, the appeal of these worlds is being driven by a new generation of learners. A generation of learners who have grown up immersed in technologies like text messaging, social networking and video games. This generation is entering educational and business institutions with a […]
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Leave a Comment (6) →In April I will be facilitating a panel at the 3D Training, Learning and Collaboration Conference. You can check out a quick overview of the conference in this video created by the host of the conference (and the co-author of the Learning in 3D book) Tony O’Driscoll. For text-based learners, here is a description from […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Remember a few years ago when Blackboard claimed to have invented e-learning. (Who invented e-learning? A patent dispute shakes up academic computing) and when Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet (although this seems to be up for some debate.) In that spirt of “hey I invented…” another crazy is claiming to have invented […]
Continue Reading →A few weeks ago, I posted a request for feedback on a book I am working on with Tony O’Driscoll tentatively called Learning in 3D asking what was needed in such a book. The post called Book on 3D Learning Environments: What Do You Want From It? got some awesome responses from Guy W. Wallace, […]
Continue Reading →Think about it, the internet is just over 5500 days old. When we pause to consider this fact it is almost impossible to imagine how much change this technology has brought to Society, Business and Learning and how much more it will bring. Similarly, as we enter the age of the immersive internet, or 3D […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Some thoughts on the advantages of 3D environments (virtual worlds) for learning. Advantages of 3D Immersive Learning Learner cues on visual, auditory and spatial elements of 3D environment which leads to better recall and application of learning. Learner rehearses on-the-job behavior in an environment as close to job environment as possible. (Realistic learning environment) Allows […]
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Leave a Comment (14) →Image from a virtual world created by Forterra. Considering the implementation of a virtual world? Below are a few tips from a interesting whitepaper by Forterra Systems, a company that provides private, virtual world technology for the corporate, healthcare, government, education, and the entertainment industry. The main product of Forterra is OLIVE™ (On-Line Interactive Virtual […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here is my “home page” in 3B.net a 3D package that links the upcoming “3D web” with the current 2D web. View Kapp Notes E-Learning in 3B! You have to download the browser but take a moment and check it out at 3B.net. Google’s Lively World NOTE: Just learned that Google announced that as of […]
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