Virtual worlds: Further development of web-based teaching (original) (raw)

Significant components of the Instructional Technology Program at Appalachian State University have been moved into a 3D virtual world web environment. These include whole courses, course experiences and various student and faculty interactions. Virtual worlds provide opportunities to add elements of space, movement and physical presence, along with dimensional artifacts and metaphors not found in more traditional web-based counterparts. Students enter the 3D world from a desktop computer. Just as watching a ...