Behaviour combination through analogy

Craig, Benjamin Larry

doi:10.1109/vl.1997.626594

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“…Unfortunately, designing simulations and implementing them with traditional programming languages is a hard task [Rader, Brand, & Lewis 1997]. In the past we have explored the use of new end-user programming paradigms such as Graphical Rewrite Rules [Repenning 1994;Repenning 1995;Smith 1996;Smith, Cypher, & Spohrer 1994], analogies [Craig 1997;Perrone & Repenning 1998] and Tactile Programming [Repenning & Ambach 1996] to significantly lower the threshold of programming. While end-user programming is a highly effective means to build tailored simulations, there is a need for a more general framework to use and design simulations.…”

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Collaborative use & design of interactive simulations

Repenning

Ioannidou

Phillips

1999

Proceedings of the 1999 Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning - CSCL '99

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Interactive simulations hold great potential as a communication vehicle capable of improving the usefulness of technology in education. While some benefit can be gained by simply using pre-built simulations, learners benefit most from designing all or at least some aspects of their own simulations. The challenge is to enable this design-as-learning activity without turning students into programmers. A component-based approach cannot only simplify the design of interactive simulations but at the same time serves as collaboration-enabling technology connecting students, teachers, publishers, and researchers. A general framework called the Use & Design Spectrum is introduced to conceptualize collaboration issues of simulation use and design. The AgentSheets simulation-authoring tool is used to provide specific examples of collaborations.

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