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Using Open WonderlandIn Education
Nicole YankelovichExecutive DirectorOpen Wonderland [email protected]
2Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation
What is Open Wonderland?100% Java, free, open-source toolkit for
creating 3D immersive virtual worlds
3Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation
Design Goals
• Enable real work / real learning• Share applications• Foster communities of practice
4Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation
Vision• 3D Web
> Federated, specializedvirtual worlds
> Common way to express behavior across platforms(Java mobile code)
5Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation
Wonderland Core Features
• Application Sharing> Unmodified X11 apps> Collaboration-aware Java apps
• Immersive Audio> Includes mix of recorded and live audio,
range of audio fidelities, individual volume control, audio recording, and audio applications such as the virtualmicrophone and cone-of-silence
• Telephone Integration> Includes dial-in, dial out, and connecting
avatars with telephone audio
6Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation
Build Worlds for...
Collaboration with Live DocsCollaboration with Live Docs
3D Data Visualization and Analysis3D Data Visualization and Analysis
SimulationSimulation
Mixed-Reality InteractionsMixed-Reality Interactions
Integrating with Real WorldIntegrating with Real World
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MiRTLE – University of Essex
Mixed-reality teachingand learningenvironment
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MiRTLE – South HS, Minneapolis, MN
Virtual classroom display
Presentation Board
PresentationBoard
Virtual Classroom
DisplayCeiling Webcam
Roofmounted
Projectors
Instructor'sDesk
Instructor's Workstation
Wonderland Client Machine
Internet Connection to WL Serverat St. Paul College
Classroom Layout
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+ Spaces – University of EssexUsing virtual worlds toengage the public ingovernment and policymaking
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ShangAI Lectures – U of ZurichStudents in Zurich and Shanghailearning artificial intelligence collaboratively
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iSocial – U of Missouri Delivering services remotelyto children with autism
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Bicycle Game – U of Alberta
3D bicycle-controlled game to motivate children with cerebral palsy to exercise
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COMSLIVE – Birmingham City U
Communicationskills trainingfor nurses andmedical students
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Medical Training – IAVANTESimulating emergencies
Simulating medical facilities
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TEALSim Physics - MITGames and visualizationsfor teaching electricityand magnetism
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Gouy Experiment – U of West Indies
Chemistry simulation
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Microscopic World - WonderBuilders
Viewing images through a remote microscope
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Music Browser – U of Aizu
Collaborative exploration of world music
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Virtual Academy - VEGA
Training application for aircraftmaintenance
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Virtual Warehouse – Ngee Ann Poly
Accounting students practice audits in a virtual warehouse
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Alice Integration – Stanford / CMU / Sun
Program animation in Alice3 Drop into WL and interact
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WonderSchoolEnvironment to teach children to program remotely
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Sorting - WonderBuildersComputersciencelearningenvironment
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Subsnapshots – OWL Community
Learning to program collaborativelyin weekly Wonderland Wednesdaysessions
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Open Wonderland Resources• Open Source Project Site
> http://OpenWonderland.org> FAQ, download code, find documentation and discussion forum
• WonderBlog - Ofcial Wonderland Blog> http://blogs.openwonderland.org
• Facebook and Twitter> http://facebook.com/openwonderland> http://twitter.com/openwonderland - use hashtag: #openwonderland
• Workshops> “Learn to Build an Open Wonderland Virtual World”
http://www.eventbrite.com/s/3sUB> “Basics of Open Wonderland Development”
http://www.eventbrite.com/s/3sXd