Development of a real-space sharing edutainment system based on communication support with make-believe play

Various e-learning systems that support remote education have been developed utilizing information technology. However, it is still not easy to communicate smoothly and to evaluate how well users of such systems have understood. We focus on communication support with make-believe play and propose a real-space sharing edutainment system that allows its users to enjoy make-believe play. We develop a prototype of the system in which we introduce distinctive CG characters and communication support functions to enhance user communication through a virtual environment. Finally, we confirm the effectiveness of the system through an evaluation experiment.