Abstract

** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2009 ** This paper is focused on virtual campuses, i.e. virtual worlds representing real educational institutions that are based on the metaphor of a university and provide users with different learning tools. More specifically, the idea of integrating a virtual campus into the context of a virtual city is suggested. Such a virtual city, where students live and work, can extend the possibilities of a virtual campus in supporting learning and socializing. This paper provides a description and analysis of an empirical case study that was performed to test and develop these ideas. Based on the results of the study, a set of guidelines for designing a virtual campus in a city context is presented.

Citation

Fominykh, M., Prasolova-Førland, E., Morozov, M. & Gerasimov, A. (2011). Virtual Campus in the Context of an Educational Virtual City. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 22(2), 299-328. Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved October 2, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/33224/.

© 2011 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Keywords

• Collaboration
• Community
• Culture
• Distance Education
• eLearning
• Graphics
• Human Computer Interaction
• Information Communication Technologies
• Interaction
• Multicultural Education
• Navigation
• Socialization
• Students
• Virtual Environments