Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration)

Deborah Richards; Michael J. Jacobson; Meredith Taylor; Anne Newstead; Charlotte Taylor; John Porte; Iwan Kelaiah; Nader Hanna

Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration)

Deborah Richards, Michael J. Jacobson, Meredith Taylor, Anne Newstead, Charlotte Taylor, John Porte, Iwan Kelaiah, Nader Hanna

Department of Computing

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

Abstract

We have developed the virtual world of Omosa in which school students can learn what scientists do by doing it themselves. In Omosa students are able to observe, collect data and interact with a number of intelligent virtual human and animal agents.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AAMAS 2012
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems : 4-8 June 2012, Valencia, Spain
Editors	Wiebe van der Hoek, Lin Padgham, Vincent Conitzer, Michael Winikoff
Place of Publication	New York, NY
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1463-1464
Number of pages	2
Volume	3
ISBN (Print)	9780981738116
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (11th : 2012) - Valencia, Spain Duration: 4 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (11th : 2012)
City	Valencia, Spain
Period	4/06/12 → 8/06/12

Keywords

Agents
artificial life
boids
educational virtual worlds
biology education
science inquiry

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Richards, D., Jacobson, M. J., Taylor, M., Newstead, A., Taylor, C., Porte, J., ... Hanna, N. (2012). Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration). In W. van der Hoek, L. Padgham, V. Conitzer, & M. Winikoff (Eds.), AAMAS 2012: proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems : 4-8 June 2012, Valencia, Spain (Vol. 3, pp. 1463-1464). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Richards, Deborah ; Jacobson, Michael J. ; Taylor, Meredith ; Newstead, Anne ; Taylor, Charlotte ; Porte, John ; Kelaiah, Iwan ; Hanna, Nader. / Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration). AAMAS 2012: proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems : 4-8 June 2012, Valencia, Spain. editor / Wiebe van der Hoek ; Lin Padgham ; Vincent Conitzer ; Michael Winikoff. Vol. 3 New York, NY : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2012. pp. 1463-1464

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Richards, D, Jacobson, MJ, Taylor, M, Newstead, A, Taylor, C, Porte, J, Kelaiah, I & Hanna, N 2012, Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration). in W van der Hoek, L Padgham, V Conitzer & M Winikoff (eds), AAMAS 2012: proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems : 4-8 June 2012, Valencia, Spain. vol. 3, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, pp. 1463-1464, International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (11th : 2012), Valencia, Spain, 4/06/12.

Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration). / Richards, Deborah; Jacobson, Michael J.; Taylor, Meredith; Newstead, Anne; Taylor, Charlotte; Porte, John; Kelaiah, Iwan; Hanna, Nader.

AAMAS 2012: proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems : 4-8 June 2012, Valencia, Spain. ed. / Wiebe van der Hoek; Lin Padgham; Vincent Conitzer; Michael Winikoff. Vol. 3 New York, NY : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2012. p. 1463-1464.

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

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Richards D, Jacobson MJ, Taylor M, Newstead A, Taylor C, Porte J et al. Learning to be scientists via a virtual field trip (demonstration). In van der Hoek W, Padgham L, Conitzer V, Winikoff M, editors, AAMAS 2012: proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems : 4-8 June 2012, Valencia, Spain. Vol. 3. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2012. p. 1463-1464