Designing a Metaverse for an Immersive Learning Experience

[EN] This paper shares preliminary findings of a pilot project to study the potential of the metaverse as an option for course delivery in an immersive learning environment. As part of a first-year seminar course on the metaverse, the authors identified and applied design principles for building an...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Frydenberg, Mark, Ohri, Shivam
Tipo de documento: capítulo de livro
Data de publicação:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositório:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/203695
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/203695
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Virtual reality
Metaverse
Immersive learning spaces
Collaboration
Online learning
Emerging educational technologies
Descrição
Resumo:[EN] This paper shares preliminary findings of a pilot project to study the potential of the metaverse as an option for course delivery in an immersive learning environment. As part of a first-year seminar course on the metaverse, the authors identified and applied design principles for building an effective immersive learning space to create a virtual space that mirrored a popular campus technology learning center. After learning about the metaverse throughout the course, students attended a class session online to experience this virtual environment, and then reflected on their own interest in and perceived value of immersive learning spaces. Results from a student survey suggest that while students are skeptical about their own continued involvement with the metaverse after the course is over, many recognize potential of the metaverse as a social platform that fosters engagement and collaboration.