DocumentCode
702826
Title
Surfing virtual environment in the Galápagos Islands
Author
Vaca Cardenas, Leticia Azucena ; Bertacchini, Francesca ; Gabriele, Lorella ; Tavernise, Assunta ; Vizueta, Diana Elizabeth Olmedo ; Pantano, Pietro ; Bilotta, Eleonora
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
fYear
2015
fDate
25-27 Feb. 2015
Firstpage
192
Lastpage
198
Abstract
We present an Edutainment Virtual World, organized in three interactive virtual scenarios. Each scenario is devoted to a specific educational subject: the first one is devoted to Charles Darwin´s journey, the second one to the mixture of Art and Science, and the last one to the learning of Robotics. Software characteristics design has the aim of facilitating and improving the learning of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Art) topics, as well as learners´ motivation.
Keywords
computer aided instruction; entertainment; Galápagos Islands; STEAM topics; Software characteristics; edutainment virtual world; interactive virtual scenarios; surfing virtual environment; Art; Chaos; Computers; Education; Games; Three-dimensional displays; Virtual environments; Edutainment; Learning; Multimedia environments; STEAM; Scientific contents; Virtual environments; Virtual worlds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV), 2015 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Bangkok
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/REV.2015.7087291
Filename
7087291
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