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WSC
2001
13 years 6 months ago
Enabling smooth and scalable dynamic 3D visualization of discrete-event construction simulations
Visualizing simulated construction operations is an effective means of communicating the logic and the inner working of simulation models in a comprehensive and comprehendible man...
Vineet R. Kamat, Julio C. Martínez
BCSHCI
2009
13 years 2 months ago
Virtual world users evaluated according to environment design, task based and affective attention measures
This paper presents research that engages with virtual worlds for education users to understand design of these applications for their needs. An in-depth multi-method investigatio...
Breen Sweeney, Anne Adams
JCHE
2010
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12 years 11 months ago
The virtual campus of the future: stimulating and simulating civic actions in a virtual world
This paper presents a pre-orientation program for incoming college students, Active Citizenship through Technology (ACT), that engaged students in civic dialogue early in their aca...
Marina Umaschi Bers, Clement Chau
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
PowerUp: an accessible virtual world
PowerUp is a multi-player virtual world educational game with a broad set of accessibility features built in. This paper considers what features are necessary to make virtual worl...
Shari Trewin, Vicki L. Hanson, Mark Laff, Anna Cav...
HICSS
2010
IEEE
215views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2010»
13 years 12 months ago
Investigating the Drivers of the Continuous Use of Social Virtual Worlds
Social virtual worlds (SVWs) have become increasingly important environments for social interaction, especially for the younger generations. For SVWs to be economically sustainabl...
Matti Mäntymäki, Jani Merikivi