Virtual worlds

By: Yolandria j. petty

Educ-7102 principles of distance education

Instructor: Dr. amar almasuade

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Overview

• Introduction
• Types
• Applications
• Devices
• VRML
• Job opportunities
• Future
• Resources

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Virtual World (vW)

• A computer generated world with which the user can interact
• Interaction can vary from looking around to interactively modifying the world.

• Virtual worlds’ persistence allows for continuing and growing social

interactions, which can serve as a basis for collaborative education.

• Virtual worlds give users the ability to carry out tasks that could be

difficult in the real world due to constraints such as cost, scheduling

or location.

• Virtual worlds can adapt and grow to meet different user needs.

Classroom is a virtual world