ConstruiRV: constructing knowledge using the virtual reality

  • Authors:
  • Ana Paula Piovesan Melchiori Peruzza;Marcelo K. Zuffo

  • Affiliations:
  • UNIVEM - Centro Universitaário Eurípides de Marília;POLI/USP - Escola Politécnica da USP

  • Venue:
  • VRCAI '04 Proceedings of the 2004 ACM SIGGRAPH international conference on Virtual Reality continuum and its applications in industry
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

This paper presents the Didactic Tool ConstruiRV, which is characterized by a Distributed System of Virtual Reality for the Educational field. It is based on the Constructivist Model and it is structured in a modular manner, where it is possible to insert new Educational Modules at any time. The ConstruiRV allows the students to learn the concepts of the discipline through virtual experiences lived in the virtual environment, making the learning much more lasting. It was necessary to insert immersive characteristics in the Tool, besides representing the user with humanoid avatars. In this environment, it is also possible to cooperate with the learning of other net users, even if they are physically distant. To make this characteristic viable, autonomous agents are inserted in the environments to make up for the absence of users in the rooms where there are few users looking for knowledge. Therefore, this environment will be a Didactic Tool that can be used to complement the classes of a teacher or for the technology of the Education at Distance.