DocumentCode :
148499
Title :
Designing robotic avatars in Second Life - A tool to complement robotics education
Author :
Buiu, Catalin ; Gansari, Mihai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom. Control & Syste ms Eng., Politeh. Univ. of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
fYear :
2014
fDate :
3-5 April 2014
Firstpage :
1016
Lastpage :
1018
Abstract :
This paper presents some considerations on a new educational approach aimed at complementing the traditional robotics education. The main idea and contribution is to introduce students to Second Life (a free 3D social virtual world) and to the Linden Scripting Language (the Second Life programming language with a syntax similar to C) and then to ask them to design robotic avatars replicating low and medium complexity behaviors which they have previously seen or programmed for simulated or real robots. This approach brings flexibility in working time and a definite social dimension which add to the benefits of the traditional classroom education. Results from a survey conducted with students taking a Robotics and Virtual Reality course demonstrate the validity of this approach in stimulating the students in learning.
Keywords :
authoring languages; avatars; computer aided instruction; control engineering education; educational robots; mobile robots; programming language semantics; Linden scripting language; Robotic Avatar Design; Second Life programming language syntax; classroom education; educational approach; free 3D social virtual world; low-complexity behavior replication; medium-complexity behavior replication; robotics course; robotics education; social dimension; virtual reality course; working time; Barium; Conferences; Cultural differences; Engineering education; Three-dimensional displays; Robot control; avatars; simulation; virtual reality;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826228
Filename :
6826228
Link To Document :
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