Beyond Simulation & Role play

Friday, 25 March 2011 - 3:30pm GMT
Hawaii 5:30am, Los Angeles 8:30am, New York 11:30am, London 3:30pm, Paris 4:30pm, Dubai 7:30pm, New Delhi 9pm, Beijing 11:30pm, Tokyo 12:30am (Sat), Sydney 2:30am (Sat)
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VENUE: EduNation I Sandbox in Second Life

http://slurl.com/secondlife/EduNation/103/151/23

Live screenshare of Second Life in Adobe ConnectPro

http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/secondlife

Virtual Worlds are considered an effective tool for role-play and simulation scenarios, providing a rich context in which toset activities. When students form real relationships, have real interactions, experience real emotions and really socialize, can the experience still be described as “simulation”?This presentation describes how virtual worlds can go beyond simple simulations and role-play, achieving a deeper level of engagement and immersion by using massive exposure to the target language with continuous feedback to achieve faster learning. 

About Shiv Rajendran
Shiv (www.shv.me) co-founded Languagelab.com in 2005 -- the oldest and largest virtual world languages school, with students in more than 70 different countries. Shiv has a Master’s degree in Digital Culture and Technology, a background using technology for a variety of purposes, and is a life-long gamer.