Virtual City as a Place for Educational and Social Activities

Authors

  • Mikhail Fominykh
  • Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland
  • Mikhail Morozov
  • Alexey Gerasimov

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v4i6.939

Keywords:

3D educational virtual worlds, collaborative learning, virtual city

Abstract


In recent years, virtual worlds have become increasingly popular in education and social life. Using a â??cityâ?? metaphor, we are developing a 3D virtual world enriched with social and educational tools. This virtual world allows performing a number of activities, such as exploring the city, learning and communicating with its citizens, building a social network. In this paper we report the results of case studies we have performed to explore usersâ?? activities and behavior in a virtual city context. Our goal was to investigate how such a city can facilitate learning and socializing, also in a cross-cultural context. Based on the empirical results, we derive a list of recommendations for a virtual city as a place for social and educational activities.

Author Biographies

Mikhail Fominykh

PhD-student at the Program for learning with ICT, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland

associate professor at the Program for learning with ICT, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Mikhail Morozov

associate professor at the Mari State Technical University, head of the Multimedia Systems Laboratory

Alexey Gerasimov

an assistant professor in the Mari State Technical University, 424000, senior programmer at the Multimedia Systems Laboratory

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Published

2009-10-01

How to Cite

Fominykh, M., Prasolova-Førland, E., Morozov, M., & Gerasimov, A. (2009). Virtual City as a Place for Educational and Social Activities. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 4(6), pp. 13–18. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v4i6.939

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Special Focus Papers