• DocumentCode
    1694615
  • Title

    VIRGE: tutoring English over the Web through a game

  • Author

    Virvou, Maria ; Katsionis, George

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Piraeus, Greece
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    469
  • Abstract
    We have developed a virtual reality (VR) game for tutoring English as a foreign language over the Web. The educational game is called VIRGE (virtual reality game for English) and intends to motivate and engage students through the use of a game. We have shown how an ILTS may be combined with the technology of virtual reality games and used over the Web for teaching English as a second language. The benefits of the combination of the above technologies are particularly important for the domain of a foreign language teaching because they allow the creation of engaging and motivating educational applications that are cross-cultural.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer games; continuing education; distance learning; intelligent tutoring systems; linguistics; natural languages; teaching; virtual reality; ILTS; VIRGE educational game; Web; educational application motivation; foreign language teaching; intelligent language tutoring systems; student motivation; virtual reality game for English; Artificial intelligence; Computer science education; Cultural differences; Educational technology; Informatics; Intelligent systems; Internet; Natural languages; Virtual reality; Web services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2003. Proceedings. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1967-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2003.1215192
  • Filename
    1215192