vacademia – educational virtual world with 3d recording
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Mikhail Morozov, Alexey Gerasimov and Mikhail Fominykh: "vAcademia – Educational Virtual World with 3D Recording," in Arjan Kuijper and Alexei Sourin ed. the 12th International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW), Darmstadt, Germany, September 25–27, 2012, IEEE, ISBN: 978-0-7695-4814-2/12, pp. 199–206.TRANSCRIPT
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vAcademia – Educational Virtual World with 3D
Recording
Mikhail Morozov and Alexey GerasimovMari State Technical University, Russia
Mikhail FominykhNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
International Conference on Cyberworlds 25–27 September 2012. Darmstadt, Germany
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3D Virtual Worlds
• Multiuser• Synchronous• Persistent• Facilitated by networked computers• Each user is represented by a single avatar• Three-dimensional graphical interphase• Social Worlds/Game Worlds
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3D Virtual Worlds
• Multiuser• Synchronous?• Persistent?• Facilitated by networked computers• Each user is represented by a single avatar?• Three-dimensional graphical interphase• Social Worlds/Game Worlds
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3D Virtual Worldsas learning environments
• Low cost and high safety• Three-dimensional representation of learners
and objects• Interaction in simulated contexts • Sense of presence • Variety of tools
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Challenge
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Synchronous - Asynchronous
Synchronous(online)
Asynchronous(offline)
TraditionalLearning Face-to-face classes
Text booksVideo recorded
classes
2D e-Learning Videoconferences Recorded videoconferences
3D e-Learning Classes in virtual worlds ?
Types of learning
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Synchronous/live Asynchronous/content
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Transformation of synchronous to asynchronous 2D e-Learning
Synchronous class
Asynchronous class
Face to face class
Videoconference
CMS/LMS
live/online
content
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Proposal
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Face to face class
Synchronous class
Asynchronous class
live/online
content
Transformation of synchronous to asynchronous 3D e-Learning
VirtCAST
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Synchronous(online)
Asynchronous(offline)
TraditionalLearning Face-to-face classes
Text booksVideo recorded
classes
2D e-Learning Webinars Recorded webinars
3D e-Learning
Types of learning
Synchronous - Asynchronous
vAcademia
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1. Starting a class in vAcademia
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2. Press Recording button
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3. Conducting a class in vAcademia
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4. Press Stop button
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5. New content – 3D recording of the class
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6. 3D recordings – course content
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Previous Work?
• Asynchronous Virtual Classroom (1999)• N*Vector (2000)• MASSIVE-3 (2002)• Wonderland
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Teaching tools
Real world vAcademia
Chalk and board Interactive white boards
Pointer for each user
Pointer
Slide show presentations
Slide show presentations
Web camera sharing
Web camera
Desktop sharingDesktop
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Teaching toolsTeaching tools
Backchannel
Clicker tools
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Text, graphic, and voice notesText, graphic, and voice notes
Users may share their comments and impressions in the form of text, graphic, and voice notes.
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CollectionCollection
Educational resources for both teachers and students may be uploaded into Collection.
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Environment designEnvironment design
Users can organize learning space at any location of vAcademia by arranging the furniture in the way they like.
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User’s 3D objectsUser’s 3D objects
Users can upload their own 3D objects in Collada format, which extends the possibilities for creating learning environments
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Time machine
tR1 R2
R3
R4
R5
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Real time class 1
Real time class 2
Real time class 3
Real time class 4
Parallel space
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Parallel time
Real time class R0
R1
R1
R2
Recording
Replay
Recording
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Web-site support
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New course
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3D recordings
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3D recording info
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Scenarios of use
• Visiting a 3D recording• by a group of learners• actively working inside• with almost the same presence effect
• Creating a new 3D recording being inside one• guiding learners only through some parts of
the original class• enhancing a class with additional discussions,
questions and comments• using text, graphic, and sound notes
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Visiting a 3D recording
tLive class
R1 – 3D recordings of the class
R1
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3D recording without some of the parts
x x x
R2
R1 – 3D recordings of the classt
R1
R2 – shorter 3D recording based on R1
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3D recording with additional and replaced parts
x x
R1 – 3D recordings of the classt
R3 – longer 3D recording based on R1
R1
R3
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3D recording with enhanced with notes
x x
R1 – 3D recordings of the classt
R4 – 3D recording based on R1
R1
R4
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Current usage
• Several IT courses at the Mari State Technical University, Russia
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Current usage
• English for beginners at the Mukogawa Women's University in Japan
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Current usage
• High school advanced chemistry course in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
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Future directions
• Additional functionality • custom learning environments• convenient environment and teaching tools
• Improving accessibility• different operating systems• mobile devices• browser-based client
• New learning scenarios• synchronous and asynchronous activities• Virtcast – new type of user-generated content
• Collaboration in research
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Thank you!
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