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Re-examining 3D Web Technologies for Education
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, Purdue University, United States

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet, in San Antonio, Texas Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

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The last year has seen a resurgence of technologies and applications designed for the creation and delivery of 3D objects and environments over the web. Complaints of the various shortcomings and inadequacies associated with VRML caused support and excitement for 3D on the web to wane. Many questioned the viability and whether there was even a need for 3D on the web. Yet, for spatial ability instruction as well as a wealth of other purposes, web virtual reality is vitally important and undoubtedly appropriate. The focus of this contribution is to highlight the importance of spatial ability in education and to describe the current state of 3D technologies that are applicable to the improvement of spatial ability.

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Mohler, J. (2000). Re-examining 3D Web Technologies for Education. In Proceedings of WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (pp. 402-407). San Antonio, Texas: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 6, 2024 from .

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