The implementation of virtual environments in educational contexts

This study is meant to test what the beneficial properties of using virtual environments as a teaching tool for history are and how it affects the users. To test this, a prototype of Forum Romano was built to see how well test subject could perform on a prewritten test that included questions about...

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Main Author: Cicerone, Daniel
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Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi 2016
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-12388
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