Virtual Savannah - Logging User Interaction in a Learning Visualization for Children

Søren Eskildsen; Kasper Rodil; Matthias Rehm

Virtual Savannah - Logging User Interaction in a Learning Visualization for Children

Søren Eskildsen, Kasper Rodil, Matthias Rehm

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Abstract

It is a daunting task to visualize square kilometers of African savannah and currently in zoos it is impossible to present true African ecology to visitors. Virtual Savannah is a dynamic virtual world that introduces school children to a 3D representation of the wildlife sanctuaries Serengeti and Masai Mara. The objective is to substitute supplementary textual information currently used in schools and provide the teacher with information about each pupil. The Virtual Savannah was tested in situ on 19 pupils age 10-11 with the purpose of logging all interaction with animals, GUI and the navigation. The test depicted how they managed to search the virtual world for answers in patterns related to restrictions in the system and using graphical points of interest as reference points. Collecting information about the complete interaction provides teachers with a tool to assess the individual pupil better in order to help them receive the information.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applied Playfulness : Proceedings of the Vienna Games Conference 2011: Future and Reality of Gaming
Editors	Jeffrey Wimmer, Konstantin Mitgutsch, Herbert Rosenstingl
Number of pages	1
Place of Publication	Wien
Publisher	New Academic Press
Publication date	2012
Edition	First Edition
Pages	308
ISBN (Print)	978-3-7003-1830-9
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	FUTURE AND REALITY OF GAMING (F.R.O.G.) - 5th Vienna Games Conference. : Applied Playfulness. Competence, Media & Sociability of Play - Vienna, Austria Duration: 21 Oct 2011 → 23 Oct 2011 Conference number: 2011

Conference

Conference	FUTURE AND REALITY OF GAMING (F.R.O.G.) - 5th Vienna Games Conference.
Number	2011
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	21/10/2011 → 23/10/2011

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VS: The Virtual Savannah
Eskildsen, S., Rodil, K., Rehm, M., Solskov, S., Kruse Nielsen, R., Kaihøj Nielsen, E. & Alejandro Collado Locubiche, D.
01/02/2010 → 31/12/2015
Project: Research

Association for Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development (External organisation)
Matthias Rehm (Vice chairperson)
2015 → 2019
Activity: Memberships › Board duties in companies, associations, or public organisations

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Eskildsen, Søren ; Rodil, Kasper ; Rehm, Matthias. / Virtual Savannah - Logging User Interaction in a Learning Visualization for Children. Applied Playfulness: Proceedings of the Vienna Games Conference 2011: Future and Reality of Gaming. editor / Jeffrey Wimmer ; Konstantin Mitgutsch ; Herbert Rosenstingl. First Edition. ed. Wien : New Academic Press, 2012. pp. 308

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Eskildsen, S, Rodil, K & Rehm, M 2012, Virtual Savannah - Logging User Interaction in a Learning Visualization for Children. in J Wimmer, K Mitgutsch & H Rosenstingl (eds), Applied Playfulness: Proceedings of the Vienna Games Conference 2011: Future and Reality of Gaming. First Edition edn, New Academic Press, Wien, pp. 308, FUTURE AND REALITY OF GAMING (F.R.O.G.) - 5th Vienna Games Conference. , Vienna, Austria, 21/10/2011.

Virtual Savannah - Logging User Interaction in a Learning Visualization for Children. / Eskildsen, Søren; Rodil, Kasper ; Rehm, Matthias.
Applied Playfulness: Proceedings of the Vienna Games Conference 2011: Future and Reality of Gaming. ed. / Jeffrey Wimmer; Konstantin Mitgutsch; Herbert Rosenstingl. First Edition. ed. Wien: New Academic Press, 2012. p. 308.

Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceeding › Research › peer-review

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