3-D virtual worlds in education: Applications, benefits, issues, and opportunities

Journal of Database Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 91-110

  Eschenbrenner, Brenda ^a   Nah, Fiona Fui Hoon ^a   Siau, Keng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Active Worlds; Second Life; Virtual education; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ACTIVE WORLDS; EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES; EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SECOND LIFE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL WORLD; VIRTUAL EDUCATION; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 50549088766     PISSN: 10638016     EISSN: 15338010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jdm.2008100106     Document Type: Article

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