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Virtual Learning: Education in the 21 st Century

Virtual Learning: Education in the 21 st Century. Jessica Pater GTRI. Who are you? Who am I? What are your expectations of this workshop? What are our expectations of this workshop?. Objectives. Introductions Define the 21 st Century learner

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Virtual Learning: Education in the 21 st Century

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  1. Virtual Learning: Education in the 21st Century Jessica Pater GTRI

  2. Who are you? Who am I? What are your expectations of this workshop? What are our expectations of this workshop?

  3. Objectives • Introductions • Define the 21st Century learner • Define Virtual worlds and their functionalities • Understand the breadth and depth of virtual worlds • Second Life • Getting ready for Saturday

  4. Let’s Get Started! This is why it is so important to understand the context of how youth are using the internet. Learn the Truth about the Matrix Life Goes On As Is

  5. What defines a 21st Century Learner?

  6. MMORPGs • Game set in a Fantasy Virtual World • Direct interaction/communication What else is there???

  7. What is a Virtual World? • A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. These avatars are usually depicted as textual, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional graphical representations, although other forms are possible. Some, but not all, virtual worlds allow for multiple users (Wikipedia) • an extension of our real world that exists only online. i.e. the Cyber World (OsiXs)

  8. Virtual Worlds/Virtual Lives • Within the next four years, approximately 54% of kids under the age of 13 will be in a virtual world • Geared towards kids, tweens, teens, and adults

  9. VWs geared for tween market • Club Penguin • Webkinz • Whyville • Mokitown • Virtual Magic Kingdom • Disney’s Toontown

  10. VWs and MMORGPs geared for preteen market • Teen Second Life • Habbo Hotel • The manor • There • TowerChat • Playdo • Vzones • The Sims Online • Runescape

  11. VWs and MMORGPs geared to older teens/early adulthood markets • Second Life • World of Warcraft • The Palace • Active Worlds • VP Chat • Halo • Everquest • Worlds.com • Age of Conan • Tabula Rasa • Lord of the Rings Online

  12. Virtual Worlds • Evolution of • Social Networks • Gaming • Simulations Evolution of Web 2.0 to Web 3.0????

  13. Living a Second Life…

  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72CvvMuD6Q

  15. Second Life • Linden Labs is where it all began…. • Responsible for the money (more about that later) • SL development • SL “law enforcement” or law makers • Unique business model

  16. User Statistics • Total Population • 12,289,613 (February 23, 2008) • 14,977,032 (September 2, 2008) • 1.44 Million logged in within last 60 days • 72,805 logged in @ 3:25 today

  17. Economy • 2006 GDP = $64 million • 2007 GDP = $580 million (estimated) • More than 21 Countries HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?? • L$ Linden Dollar • Rates fluctuately slightly based on supply and demand • $250 L - $1.00 • Total Money Supply: $22,531,821.65

  18. LindeX

  19. Logged Time • Between July & September of 2007, over 27 million hours were logged “in world” • Since November 2006, Second Life has seen a 104% increase of traffic

  20. Communication Tools Verbally (text and/or voice chat) or Non-verbally (visual appearance, proxemics, gestures) In private (instant messages/IM) or In public (places or group IM)

  21. Tools for Travel

  22. Tools for creating and shaping the world

  23. So what can we do with this platform??

  24. Business

  25. Education

  26. Education

  27. Politics

  28. Machinama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9982ql7C-rc the use of real-time three-dimensional (3-D) graphics rendering engines, often from video games, to create computer-generated imagery (CGI) for animated films.

  29. Acknowledgement NASA: http://wiki.nasa.gov/cm/wiki/?id=2731 AljaSulcic Peggy Sheehy Linden Labs

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