The Virtual Trillium Trail and the empirical effects of Freedom and Fidelity on discovery-based learning

Virtual Reality

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-120

  Harrington, Maria C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child computer environment interface; Discovery based learning; Ecology education; Educational simulations; Serious games; Three dimensional graphics and realism; User interfaces; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

DESKTOP VIRTUAL REALITY; DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL SIMULATIONS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; GAME ENGINE; GEO-SPATIAL; HIGH FIDELITY; IN-SITU; LEARNING GAIN; LEARNING OUTCOME; PHOTO-REALISTIC; SERIOUS GAMES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS AND REALISM; TWO-WAY ANOVA; USER INTERFACE DESIGNS; VISUAL FIDELITY;

NAVIGATION; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84861697016     PISSN: 13594338     EISSN: 14349957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10055-011-0189-7     Document Type: Article

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