Recent developments in virtual worlds and their potential impact on their use in higher education

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dc.contributor.authorFarley, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-19T04:07:23Z
dc.date.available2022-08-19T04:07:23Z
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.date.updated2022-08-08T22:27:20Z
dc.description.abstractEducators have been quick to spot the affordances of virtual worlds (VWs) for authentic learning, distance education and for creating community among students. Though the affordances for many disciplines are obvious, there have been significant barriers to the widespread adoption of virtual worlds in the higher education sector. This paper examines some of the recent developments in VWs, user interfaces and company policy that may have a significant impact on the uptake of VWs. Some of these developments include simplification of user interfaces, increased options for VW hosting and changes in pricing policy. Future developments such as the advent of Microsoft's Kinect and the availability of VW apps for both Apple and Android devices are also considered.en
dc.identifier.citationFarley H (2011). Recent developments in virtual worlds and their potential impact on their use in higher education. ASCILITE 2011 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. 381-385.en
dc.identifier.isbn9781862956445
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/104232
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Educationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::46 - Information and computing sciences::4607 - Graphics, augmented reality and games::460708 - Virtual and mixed realityen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::46 - Information and computing sciences::4608 - Human-centred computing::460806 - Human-computer interactionen
dc.titleRecent developments in virtual worlds and their potential impact on their use in higher educationen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Publisheden
uc.collegeFaculty of Law
uc.departmentFaculty of Law
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