Abstract

The world is becoming increasingly virtual. Since the invention of the World Wide Web, information and human interaction has been transferring to the web at a rapid rate. Education is one of the many institutions that is taking advantage of accessing large numbers of people globally through computers. While this can be a simpler task for disciplines focusing on lecture-based learning, it has been a challenge for the field of design. Transferring its studio-based education structure, where students draw, build, collaborate, test and iterate their work, requires using technologies outside of the common ones in information-based disciplines. This literature review analyses the current tools used in online design education and an alternative technology, called multi-user virtual environments (MUVE). Addressing MUVE's technological features, limitations and use in education, this paper proposes that a synergy between MUVE and online design education would be mutually beneficial.

Citation

Sakalli, I. & Chung, W. (2015). Design on the MUVE: Synergizing Online Design Education with Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVE). Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 14(3), 20-31. Retrieved August 14, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/161465/.

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Keywords

• College Students
• Computer Assisted Design
• Computer Simulation
• Context Effect
• Cooperation
• information technology
• instructional design
• Literature Reviews
• online courses
• Participative Decision Making
• Physical Environment
• Simulated Environment
• Technology Uses in Education