Intro to Virtual Worlds

Introduction to Virtual Worlds

Denise Cote

College of DuPage

What are Virtual Worlds?

“A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.”

“A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars.”

Terminology

• MMORPG– Massive Multiplayer Online Role-play Game– Used for gaming

• MUVE– Multi-User Virtual Environments– Not games in the traditional sense

• 3-D Web?

MMORPG’s (games)

• World of Warcraft

Types of Non-Gaming MUVE’s

Second Life

Types of Non-Gaming MUVE’s

Kaneva

There

Active Worlds

Whyville

Open Source Private VW’s

Open Croquet

Qwaq

Open Source Private VW’s

On the MUVE!

•Interaction with environment

•Interaction with other people

•Building your environment

•3-D information

•Simulating real-world experiences

On the MUVE!

• Interaction with environment

On the MUVE!

• Interaction with environment

• Interaction with other people

On the MUVE!

• Interaction with environment

• Interaction with other people

• Building your environment

On the MUVE!

• Interaction with environment

• Interaction with other people

• Building your environment

• 3-D information

On the MUVE!

• Interaction with environment

• Interaction with other people

• Building your environment

• 3-D information

• Simulating real-world experiences

On the MUVE!

• Interaction with environment• Interaction with other people• Building your environment• 3-D information• Simulating real-world experiences

Oh, and it is FUN!

Some Educational Activities

• Historical Role-play

• Learning via Simulation, Immersion

• Realistic interaction

• Workspaces for real world companies

Questions?

Want to get started??

• You know you do!!

• Join the Virtual Worlds Interest Group

• Go to http://notmarian.org

• And contact Denise for help!