Day 4

Learning in Virtual 3D Worlds

Outline

• 1. Closure of previous day's topic

  2. Introduction to Virtual Worlds (3DVW)

  3. Virtual World good practices

  4. Trimble (Google SketchUp) as a free and open 3D modelling tool

  5. Open Wonderland

  6. OW Assignment

  7. Preparation for individual assignment

4.1. Presentation

Embedded presentation or link to presentation from group3.

4.2. Introduction to 3DVW

Take notes in your Individual Pages!

• Title: Education and Professional Development: Classrooms without Borders

• Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqR3fSGGKoQ

• Why watch this?

  • • For ideas and possibilities

    • To critique the above

• Title: What makes Second Life different?

• Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBrTmZTsS6M

  • Why watch this?

    • For the learner perspective on the appeal of virtual worlds

• Segment on Ngee Ann Secondary students in virtual art gallery

• Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=M_pIK7ghGw4#t=195s

Where are 3DVWs on the Gartner hype cycle?

Source: http://www.infoq.com/resource/news/2012/08/Gartner-Hype-Cycle-2012/en/resources/hype1.png

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4.3. Checklist for Learning in Virtual 3D Worlds

4.4. Trimble SketchUp

• SketchUp Free Version: Click here to download

Online Tutorial : Click here to see online tutorials

1. Features of SketchUp

   1. Free version download

   2. Model anything you can imagine

   3. Get models online for free

   4. Get started right away

1. Make Ideas Real with SketchUp video demo

• Hands on training: create a simple house model with SketchUp

  1. Introduce basic drawing tools and navigation methods in SketchUp and take you through creating a simple house

  2. Create a more detailed house to learn other two important tools in SketchUp: offset and follow-me tools

  3. Paint house and bring in components from the 3D Warehouse, as well as how to copy objects and edit the free downloaded models

• Target result:

4.5. Open Wonderland (OW)

• Software need install: Java7 (Click here to download latest Java)

Online Tuorial: Click here to see online tutorials

• About Open Wonderland

• Demo video of Open Wonderland

• Technical Specifications:

  • Operating systems

  • Minimum system requirements

  • Minimum network speed required

  • Software need install

  • Wonderland client browser

• Hands-on training :

  • Accesss virtual world via URL

  • Control and dress up avatar

  • Control gestures of avatar

  • text and audio chatting

  • Import 3D (.kmz) and 2D (.gif, .png., .jpg) objects into Open Wonderland

  • Edit objects within Open Wonderland

4.6. OW Assignment

• Create a classroom model with SketchUp

Reference model

• Import sketchup classroom model and 2D images downloaded online into Open WonderLand to create a virtual learning space

• Group presentation

4.7. Preparation for individual assignment

4.8. VW good practices

[UGC and suggestions]

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