Supporting Collaborative Learning Processes in CVEs by Augmenting Student Avatars, with Nonverbal Communication Features

Author

Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos ; Terzidou, Theodouli

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

fYear

2010

fDate

5-7 July 2010

Firstpage

578

Lastpage

580

Abstract

This paper proposes virtual metaphors, appearance features, gestures and animations that can be used for avatars in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning three dimensional Environments. Our aim is to enrich avatars´ support to nonverbal communication, as well as to enhance and improve students´ collaborative interaction. Within this context, by implementing virtual avatars representations and “non real” world existing tools in Second Life, we conducted a case study at the level of tertiary education.

Keywords

augmented reality; avatars; computer aided instruction; computer animation; groupware; appearance feature; augmenting student avatars; computer supported collaborative learning; nonverbal communication; nonverbal communication feature; student collaborative interaction; virtual metaphor; Animation; Avatars; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Second Life; Virtual environment; Visualization; avatar; collaborative learning; nonverbal communication; virtual learning environments; virtual metaphors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2010 IEEE 10th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Sousse

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7144-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2010.164

Filename

5572557