Design and implementation of a 3D multi-user virtual world for language learning

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2-10

  Ibáñez, María Blanca ^a   García, José Jesús ^a   Galán, Sergio ^b   Maroto, David ^a   Morillo, Diego ^a   Kloos, Carlos Delgado ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D virtual learning environment; Learning system architecture; Open wonderland; Technology enhanced language learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863418667     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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