Designing a VR interaction authoring tool using constructivist practices

Authors:
Cara Winterbottom;Edwin Blake
Affiliations:
University of Cape Town, South Africa;University of Cape Town, South Africa
Venue:
AFRIGRAPH '04 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Computer graphics, virtual reality, visualisation and interaction in Africa
Year:
2004

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Abstract

This paper describes the process of designing an authoring tool for virtual environments, using constructivist principles. The focus of the tool is on helping novice designers without coding experience to conceptualise and visualise the interactions of the virtual environment. According to constructivism, knowledge is constructed by people through interactions with their social and physical environments. Major aspects of this theory are explored, such as multiple representations, reflexivity, exploration, scaffolding and user control. Its practical application to the design of the tool is then described.