2010 · 28 citations · 2 references
EducationEducational TechnologyScience EducationAutomationDistance EducationVirtual Reality In EducationDistance LearningImmersive Learning EnvironmentsRemote Laboratory InstructionRemote ManipulationVirtual LaboratoriesVirtual WorldsImmersive Virtual LaboratoriesOnline ExperimentsRemote Experiment ControlRemote LaboratoriesRemote Science TeachingSecond-life ApplicationsVirtual Laboratory EnvironmentsWeb-based Laboratories
The present work describes the implementation of a new remote lab, SecondLab, that allows students to control a microbot from Second Life. SecondLab works over WebLab-Deusto, the remote lab of the University of Deusto, giving the students the chance to work with real experiments from a social 3D-based immersive environment. This approach places the remote lab closer to the students, trying this way to increase their motivation to study science and engineering.
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