Using virtual reality to bring Singaporean heritage to life

Song, Meehae; Elias, Thomas; Müller‐Wittig, Wolfgang; Chan, Tony K. Y.

doi:10.1109/cgi.2003.1214474

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“…They can work with visualization and modeling software and visit fully immersive 3D interactive reconstructed heritage sites that are no longer in existence or are inaccessible. Such exploratory environments immerse learners in simulated and animated discoveries of an ancient Syngaporian heritage site (Song, Elias, Muller-Witting, & Chan, 2003) and engage them in construction of simulated cities. Technological advances have also increased access to vast resources of data and information and greatly enhanced global connections.…”

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14. Constructivist Issues in Language Learning and Teaching

Kaufman¹

2004

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Constructivism has emerged in recent years as a dominant paradigm in education and has had a major intellectual impact on the development of pedagogy, especially in mathematics and science. Rooted in the cognitive developmental theory of Piaget and in the sociocultural theory of Vygotsky, constructivist notions have had an impact on the development and application of technologically enhanced microworlds and on linguistic investigation into literacy and narrative development. To date, constructivism has had little impact on language pedagogy; however, the advent of content-based pedagogical paradigms as an anchor of language education has opened new opportunities for integration of interdisciplinary collaborative approaches for language teaching and learning. Furthermore, the current emphasis on standardsbased accreditation and reconceptualization of teacher education programs will likely expand the horizons of language pedagogy, bringing constructivist approaches to the foreground in language teacher education and opening new avenues for linguistic and interdisciplinary classroom-based research. Overview of Constructivism Constructivism has been viewed as a philosophy, epistemology, and a theory of communication. In recent decades, it has emerged as a dominant paradigm in education having a major intellectual impact on the development of pedagogy and playing a major role in systemic changes, primarily in the fields of mathematics and science (

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Section: Digital Microworlds As Constructivist Learning Environmentsmentioning

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14. Constructivist Issues in Language Learning and Teaching

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2004

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“…Milgram and Kishino (1994) examine the "virtual space" and "reality" in the same visual display environments. Bowman (1998) Song (2003) applies Virtual Reality to build a Virtual tour system of Singaporean Heritage. This system uses a Chinese calligraphy brush as its inactive interface.…”

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An Interactive Immersive Serious Game Application for Kunyu Quantu World Map

Peng¹,

Hsu

Hsieh³

2015

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:In recent years, more and more digital technologies and innovative concepts are applied on museum education. One of the concepts applied is "Serious game." Serious game is not designed for entertainment purpose but allows users to learn real world's cultural and educational knowledge in the virtual world through game-experiencing. Technologies applied on serious game are identical to those applied on entertainment game. Nowadays, the interactive technology applications considering users' movement and gestures in physical spaces are developing rapidly, which are extensively used in entertainment games, such as Kinect-based games. The ability to explore space via Kinect-based games can be incorporated into the design of serious game. The ancient world map, Kunyu Quantu, from the collection of the National Palace Museum is therefore applied in serious game development. In general, the ancient world map does not only provide geological information, but also contains museum knowledge. This particular ancient world map is an excellent content applied in games as teaching material. In the 17 th century, it was first used by a missionary as a medium to teach the Kangxi Emperor of the latest geologic and scientific spirits from the West. On this map, it also includes written biological knowledge and climate knowledge. Therefore, this research aims to present the design of the interactive and immersive serious game based installation that developed from the rich content of the Kunyu Quantu World Map, and to analyse visitor's experience in terms of real world's cultural knowledge learning and interactive responses.

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Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments

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This chapter provides a broad survey of virtual museums and their developments in a range of contexts from various parts of the world. The focus is on exploring virtual museum platforms and features designed for different purposes and practices, and the prospect of the potential in such virtual environments to meet specific needs in varied contexts. Attention is given particularly to the growing work in Asia, namely, China, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore, which is fast developing, given the rapid technological advancements in the field. Of specific interest are the underlying principles and theoretical perspectives driving studies mediated through digital technologies in various museum settings. Technologically-mediated platforms examined range from Web-based comprising basic text to more complex interactive features, mobile, 3D immersive virtual reality to augmented reality environments with different levels of interactivity and engagement. The pedagogical implications of virtual museum contexts are considered with potential research directions recommended in the growing field of new learning environments in the 21st century.

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Using virtual reality to bring Singaporean heritage to life

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14. Constructivist Issues in Language Learning and Teaching

14. Constructivist Issues in Language Learning and Teaching

An Interactive Immersive Serious Game Application for Kunyu Quantu World Map

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