Towards to an open and interoperable virtual learning enviroment using Metaverse at University of Panama

Author

Vernaza, Ariel ; Armuelles, V.I. ; Ruiz, Isaac

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci., Electron. & Commun. Fac., Univ. of Panama, Panama City, Panama

fYear

2012

fDate

13-15 June 2012

Firstpage

320

Lastpage

325

Abstract

The use of the Metaverses as a platform for human interaction is a trend that exists worldwide in the current web environment where participation and collaboration are the basis for generation of collective knowledge. This article is a review of the research that has been developed at the University of Panama for the use of Metaverse (virtual worlds) based on free software as virtual learning environments and their applications in e-Learning retaled to Electronics.

Keywords

Internet; augmented reality; computer aided instruction; open systems; public domain software; virtual reality; University of Panama; Web environment; collaboration; collective knowledge generation; electronics e-learning; free software; human interaction; interoperable virtual learning environment; metaverse; open virtual learning environment; participation; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Image color analysis; Laboratories; Resistors; Servers; Voltmeters; Augmented Reality; E-learning; Free and Open Source Software; Hybrids Reality; Metaverse; Open Simulator; moodle; opencv; osgrid; smartphones;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching (TAEE), 2012

Conference_Location

Vigo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2485-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TAEE.2012.6235458

Filename

6235458