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"Provide skills, not just finished technologies"
One of the things that most interests me about the emerging metaverse and virtual worlds is that they provide a "place" for people around the world to gather, plan, communicate, and teach each other skills without requiring expensive infrastructure, facilities, or travel costs.
Though we can replicate traditional classroom and learning spaces in the virtual world (and sometimes this format can be useful, for example if we wanted to deliver a traditional one-to-many lecture), virtual world platforms are perhaps most powerful when we use them to do that which cannot be done easily or cheaply in the real world.
For example, if we wanted to teach basic medical skills to geo-distributed learning communities, virtual worlds can allow us to simulate a hospital environment to teach proper hygiene and sanitation procedures, model equipment to demonstrate proper use of the technologies, or perform role-plays and simulations to give learners constructive feedback.
It could also be used to construct simulations of existing infrastructure or local conditions "on the ground" to provide problem solvers from around the world an opportunity to visit, see, walk around, and examine the problem and help develop solutions.
In addition, NGOs like Uthango are using virtual worlds to bring the issues of African development to a broader audience, providing education and outreach to those who may not be able to afford a visit to Africa, but are interested in contributing knowledge, information, or resources to African communities.
If you are interested in learning more about how virtual worlds can be used for outreach, modeling, or other learning opportunities and collaborative problem solving, please let me know! The Chilbo Community is dedicated to promoting the public good and we welcome EVOKE participants to come learn and share with us!
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Comment by Brandon Spearman on March 4, 2010 at 5:39am
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Wow Fleep this is one of the most amazing and informative posts I've read on Evoke. I never would have thought to use the virtual world as a cheap classroom. Its strange that this idea never crossed my mind as I am currently taking online courses at my university (you would think that would make this and obvious idea to me lol). I love seeing how people use current technology as a stepping stone to doing greater things in the world. AMAZING!
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Comment by Fleep Tuque on March 4, 2010 at 6:10am
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Thanks for the comment Brandon, I too am already learning all sorts of new ideas on Evoke - and it's only the first day! :)
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Comment by Gene Becker on March 4, 2010 at 5:50pm
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I love the idea of Uthango doing VW simulations -- understanding conditions, constraints and needs "on the ground" is a critical issue for the EVOKE network.
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Comment by kevin Jones on March 8, 2010 at 5:25am
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does this work at low bandwidth and with uncertain electricity, as is true of many places in africa?
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Comment by Alex Stovell on March 8, 2010 at 8:42pm
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While I agree with Kevin Jones's comment about virtual worlds and low bandwidth (it's gonna be a problem - plus your PC needs a reasonable spec to run something like Second Life) - there's no reason we couldn't make use of virtual worlds as part of EVOKE. It's relatively easy to build and prototype stuff (and I'm happy to give something a try if someone has a request) - plus we could maybe have a virtual meeting space, an Agent's Meeting Space for real time discussion and collaboration?
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good point, alex
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Unfortunately platforms like Second Life require a broadband connection and a computer with enough horsepower and graphics processing capability that it isn't feasible in many rural areas or places with less network infrastructure. However, I still think it can provide opportunities for collaboration and sharing for those who DO have access.
I hope eventually more people will have access to the network/hardware capabilities to use these kinds of platforms, and at the same time, that the virtual world platforms become less resource intensive in the future.
Thanks for all the comments though, the lack of access and "digital divide" issues are definitely important not to overlook.
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