• DocumentCode
    2807337
  • Title

    IQube: A cube for learning

  • Author

    Stancovici, Andrei ; Szanto, Ovidiu ; Ardelean, Viktor ; Barbatei, Remus ; Marcu, Marius

  • Author_Institution
    Politeh. Univ. of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    2-3 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    92
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a relatively new concept to be used mainly in primary education to improve the overall quality of education: a learning cube, tangible, interactive and playing platform for children. Our cube is very different from other educational cubes because it has a colored display on each of its sides, making it very customizable. The cube can either be used as a standalone learning tool or it can be associated with other cubes in games like word matching, picture association or any other games that require multiple matching. Another aspect that makes the cubes attractive is the fact that they have accelerometer sensors creating new possibilities for user interaction, very attractive, especially to children.
  • Keywords
    accelerometers; colour displays; computer aided instruction; interactive systems; IQube; accelerometer sensors; colored display; education quality; educational cubes; learning cube; picture association; playing platform; primary education; tangible platform; user interaction; word matching; Accelerometers; Batteries; Education; Games; Hardware; Sensors; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Games Innovation Conference (IGIC), 2011 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Orange, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0258-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGIC.2011.6114951
  • Filename
    6114951