DocumentCode :
3285559
Title :
Designing an Online Virtual World for Learning and Training
Author :
Kelly, Henry ; Cheek, Dennis
Author_Institution :
Federation of American Scientists, Washington
fYear :
2008
fDate :
23-26 March 2008
Firstpage :
208
Lastpage :
209
Abstract :
Online virtual worlds are being rapidly adopted for entertainment, commerce, and social networking purposes. This paper describes the efforts and challenges of using these platforms for learning and training purposes.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; virtual reality; learning; online virtual world; training; Business; Cities and towns; Computational modeling; Decision making; Educational technology; Identity management systems; Military computing; Social network services; Technological innovation; USA Councils; learning; simulation; training; virtual world;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technology in Education, 2008. WMUTE 2008. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-3108-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WMUTE.2008.52
Filename :
4489820
Link To Document :
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