PowerPoint Presentation Virtual Reality

Characteristics of Immersive VR

The unique characteristics of immersive virtual reality can be summarized as follows:

• Head-referenced viewing provides a natural interface for the navigation in three-dimensional space and allows for look-around, walk-around, and fly-through capabilities in virtual environments.
• Stereoscopic viewing enhances the perception of depth and the sense of space.
• The virtual world is presented in full scale and relates properly to the human size.
• Realistic interactions with virtual objects via data glove and similar devices allow for manipulation, operation, and control of virtual worlds.
• The convincing illusion of being fully immersed in an artificial world can be enhanced by auditory, haptic, and other non-visual technologies.
• Networked applications allow for shared virtual environments

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Nunavut Distributive Learning - past

Baffin Divisional Board of Education more than 10 years ago invested in First Class BBS service to link all schools in the division.
Apple Canada developed an Inuktitut font and manufactured syllabic and English keyboards. Provided lots of equipment and resources.
CSILE (Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environments) functions as a “collaborative learning environment” and a communal database, with both text and graphics capabilities.This networked multimedia environment lets students generate “nodes” containing an idea or piece of information relevant to the topic understudy. Developed by OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education).

Nunavut Distributive Learning - present

Technical Issues - Bandwidth

• Many communities do not have access to high-speed bandwidth.
• Community access to the internet through libraries schools.
• Federal government will be providing annex satellite access within the next 5 years.
• Some schools setting up dial up server service for their community.
• Current distance education program paper based Alberta correspondence.