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CLOVES: a Virtual World Builder for Constructing Virtual Environments for Science Inquiry Learning  

Cho Yong-joo (상명대학교 미디어학부)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.9, no.2, 2005 , pp. 268-276 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the motivation, design, and a preliminary evaluation of a virtual world builder, CLOVES. CLOVES is designed to support rapid construction of data-rich virtual environments and instruments for young children's science inquiry teaming. It provides a three-tiered programming Interface: a visual design environment, scripting layer, and low-level application programming interface targeting for multiple levels of programming expertise. It is also intended to be a collaborative medium among interdisciplinary domain experts such as educators, 3D modelers and software developers. A preliminary case study was conducted to evaluate the capabilities and effectiveness of CLOVES. The results showed that designers actively participated in decision making at every stage of the design process and shared knowledge among one another.
Keywords
가상현실;가상환경;저작도구;인터랙티브 학습 환경;
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