Synthetic Worlds Emerging Technologies in Education and Economics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hebbel-Seeger, Andreas (Editor), Reiners, Torsten (Editor), Schäffer, Dennis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Integrated Series in Information Systems, 33
• Subjects: Business.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Computers.; Education.; Business and Management.; IT in Business.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Education, general.

Synthetic Worlds, Virtual Worlds, and Alternate Realities are all terms used to describe the phenomenon of computer-based, simulated environments in which users inhabit and interact via avatars.  The best-known commercial applications are in the form of electronic gaming, and particularly in massive...

Table of Contents:

• TÜV Nord in 3D: Avatars at Work | From Second Life to the Web 3D
• How Linden Lab Built a Virtual World for Business and Education
• Transforming Ideas to Innovations: A Methodology for 3D Systems Development
• Second Life as a Social Experiment
• Social Navigation for Learning in Immersive Worlds
• 3D Digital Environments for Virtual Teams
• Second Life as a Virtual Lab Environment
• Taking the Distance out of Learning for Students through a Virtual World
• Pedagogical and Psychological Impacts of Teaching and Learning in Virtual Realities
• Virtual World-Building: Implications for Education and Training
• Game-based Elements to Upgrade Bots to Non-Player Characters in Support of Educators
• Collaborative Learning in Virtual Environments
• Business Meets Community in Virtual Berlin
• Supporting Diverse Needs of Learning Groups: Towards Highly Flexible Learning Settings in Collaborative 3D Virtual Environments
• Transforming Ideas to Innovations: A Methodology for 3D Systems Development.