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Slide 1: Using Open Wonderland In Education Nicole Yankelovich Executive Director Open Wonderland Foundation nicole@openwonderland.org
Slide 2: What is Open Wonderland? 100% Java, free, open-source toolkit for creating 3D immersive virtual worlds Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 2
Slide 3: Design Goals • Enable real work / real learning • Share applications • Foster communities of practice Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 3
Slide 4: Vision • 3D Web > Federated, specialized virtual worlds > Common way to express behavior across platforms (Java mobile code) Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 4
Slide 5: 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 virtual microphone and cone-of-silence • Telephone Integration > Includes dial-in, dial out, and connecting avatars with telephone audio Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 5
Slide 6: Build Worlds for... Simulation Collaboration with Live Docs Mixed-Reality Interactions 3D Data Visualization and Analysis Integrating with Real World 6 Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation
Slide 7: MiRTLE – University of Essex Mixed-reality teaching and learning environment Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 7
Slide 8: MiRTLE – South HS, Minneapolis, MN Classroom Layout Presentation Board Roof mounted Projectors Ceiling Webcam Virtual Classroom Display Virtual classroom display Instructor's Desk Instructor's Workstation Wonderland Client Machine Internet Connection to WL Server at St. Paul College Presentation Board Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 8
Slide 9: SIMiLLE – University of Essex Foreign language learning Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 9
Slide 10: + Spaces – University of Essex Using virtual worlds to engage the public in government and policy making Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 10
Slide 11: Spanish Learning – Carlos III de Madrid Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 11
Slide 12: ShangAI Lectures – U of Zurich Students in Zurich and Shanghai learning artificial intelligence collaboratively Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 12
Slide 13: iSocial – U of Missouri Delivering services remotely to children with autism Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 13
Slide 14: Bicycle Game – U of Alberta 3D bicycle-controlled game to motivate children with cerebral palsy to exercise Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 14
Slide 15: COMSLIVE – Birmingham City U Communication skills training for nurses and medical students Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 15
Slide 16: Medical Training – IAVANTE Simulating emergencies Simulating medical facilities Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 16
Slide 17: – Sun Labs Teaching simple physics concepts Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 17
Slide 18: TEALSim Physics - MIT Games and visualizations for teaching electricity and magnetism Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 18
Slide 19: Bending Experiment – U of Graz Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 19
Slide 20: Gouy Experiment – U of West Indies Chemistry simulation Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 20
Slide 21: Microscopic World - WonderBuilders Viewing images through a remote microscope Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 21
Slide 22: Music Browser – U of Aizu Collaborative exploration of world music Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 22
Slide 23: Virtual Academy - VEGA Training application for aircraft maintenance Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 23
Slide 24: Virtual Warehouse – Ngee Ann Poly Accounting students practice audits in a virtual warehouse Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 24
Slide 25: Alice Integration – Stanford / CMU / Sun Program animation in Alice3 Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation Drop into WL and interact 25
Slide 26: WonderSchool Environment to teach children to program remotely Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 26
Slide 27: Sorting - WonderBuilders Computer science learning environment Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 27
Slide 28: Subsnapshots – OWL Community Learning to program collaboratively in weekly Wonderland Wednesday sessions Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 28
Slide 29: 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 Copyright 2011, Open Wonderland Foundation 29