• DocumentCode
    3386964
  • Title

    A virtual learning environment for short age children [sic.: for ´short age´ read ´young´]

  • Author

    González, Pascual ; Montero, Francisco ; López, Víctor ; Fernández-Caballero, Antonio ; Montañés, Juan ; Sánchez, Trinidad

  • Author_Institution
    Regional Dev. Inst., Univ. of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    283
  • Lastpage
    284
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we introduce a project that validates the educational capabilities of a game. This game, called Prismaker, incorporates two versions: a physical version and a virtual version. Thus, we want to find out the real potentialities of games in learning processes and to evaluate a single game from two points of view: the physical version and the virtual version that is being developed
  • Keywords
    computer games; courseware; virtual reality; Prismaker; educational capability validation; game versions; learning processes; physical game; primary school children; virtual game; virtual learning environment; young children; Collaboration; Computer interfaces; Design methodology; Education; Educational activities; Educational institutions; Graphics; Information technology; Process design; Psychology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2001. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Madison, WI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1013-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2001.943923
  • Filename
    943923