Beyond immersion - meaningful involvement in virtual worlds

Andrew Cram; John G. Hedberg; Maree Gosper

Beyond immersion - meaningful involvement in virtual worlds

Andrew Cram, John G. Hedberg, Maree Gosper

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Abstract

Immersive experiences are argued to be one of the main advantages for using virtual worlds for educational simulation, however further research is required to understand how learners become immersed and how to encourage this immersion. Meaningful involvement in a simulation is argued to be one factor determining immersion. In this study, nine users’ experiences of immersion within a virtual world role play simulation are described through categorisation of six modalities of involvement. The results demonstrate that user involvement is an important factor in determining immersion, and that users may become involved through any of the six modalities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2011
Subtitle of host publication	global conference on learning and technology
Editors	Siew-Mee Barton, John Hedberg, Katsuaki Suzuki
Publisher	AACE
Pages	1548-1557
Number of pages	10
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	1880094851
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Global Conference on Learning and Technology (2nd : 2011) - Melbourne Duration: 28 Mar 2011 → 1 Apr 2011

Conference

Conference	Global Conference on Learning and Technology (2nd : 2011)
City	Melbourne
Period	28/03/11 → 1/04/11

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Beyond immersion - meaningful involvement in virtual worlds. / Cram, Andrew; Hedberg, John G.; Gosper, Maree.
Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2011: global conference on learning and technology. ed. / Siew-Mee Barton; John Hedberg; Katsuaki Suzuki. Vol. 1 AACE, 2011. p. 1548-1557.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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