Dave White

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‘Why Not Use Something Simpler?’	MUVEs are inherently complex because they are not a single technology but a collection of tools and services clustered around a 3D centre. They require users to grapple with instant messaging, searching and 2D/3D navigation at a minimum. Even students who enjoy working in a MUVE find the environment challenging, something which raises the question ‘Why not use something simpler?’! This in turn leads us to ask what is uniquely provided by a MUVE that can’t be replicated in a simpler form.
Using virtual worlds for teaching and learning	This link takes you to a video presentation (28 mins) given by David White, Open Habitat's Principal Investigator, on August 28th 2008. Dave outlines the key aspects of the project and goes through some of the challenges encountered in the first round of pilots. http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/res02

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MUVEs are inherently complex because they are not a single technology but a collection of tools and services clustered around a 3D centre. They require users to grapple with instant messaging, searching and 2D/3D navigation at a minimum. Even students who enjoy working in a MUVE find the environment challenging, something which raises the question ‘Why not use something simpler?’! This in turn leads us to ask what is uniquely provided by a MUVE that can’t be replicated in a simpler form.

Using virtual worlds for teaching and learning

This link takes you to a video presentation (28 mins) given by David White, Open Habitat's Principal Investigator, on August 28th 2008. Dave outlines the key aspects of the project and goes through some of the challenges encountered in the first round of pilots.

http://media.conted.ox.ac.uk/res02

Dave White

Voice from Open Habitat