by Sabine Vollmer, Charlotte Observer
Simulated environments that are colorful, nuanced and lifelike require powerful and fast computers, but they are a key to 3-D learning. 3-D learning happens by immersing yourself in a computer game or virtual world, using an avatar – like a digital sock puppet – that you control. You have an out-of-body experience in a digital classroom, learning by interacting and doing, where mistakes don’t cause any damage in the real world. What’s key to 3-D learning is computer technology that’s fast and powerful enough to run the game or virtual world. In that respect, 3-D learning is an offspring of semiconductors’ doubling in speed and power every 18 months (known as Moore’s law).
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/03/1412081/learning-with-fun-and-games.html
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