Book chapter
3D collaborative virtual environment to support collaborative design
Teaching and learning in 3D immersive worlds: Pedagogical models and constructivist approaches, pp.185-210
Information Science Reference
2011
Abstract
Constructivist learning emphasizes students’ involvement in the learning process, how they become self-directed learners and actively engaged in the learning environment. This chapter describes Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) and its relevance to collaborative learning and constructivism. The authors developed the Collaborative World Design Tool (CWDT) software to evaluate the benefits of CVE for architectural design students. The CWDT was developed based on the Torque 3D Game Engine, thus the appearance and functionalities of the CWDT within the CVE are similar to computer game playing environment. In the experiment, subjects designed within the CVE, were either experts or novices, worked either individually or in pairs, and constructed a virtual building in a three-dimensional outdoor environment. Results show that working collaboratively within a CVE has great potential to increase performance where teamwork is faster than individual work, and overall provide a constructive learning environment.
Details
- Title
- 3D collaborative virtual environment to support collaborative design
- Authors/Creators
- M.F. Shiratuddin (Author/Creator)A. Hajnal (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- A. Cheney (Editor)R.L. Sanders (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Teaching and learning in 3D immersive worlds: Pedagogical models and constructivist approaches, pp.185-210
- Publisher
- Information Science Reference; Hershey, USA
- Identifiers
- 991005542136307891
- Copyright
- © 2011, Information Science Reference
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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