The 'City Game': An Example of a Virtual Environment for Teaching Spatial Orientation
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Volbracht,Sabine
Domik,Gitta
Backe-Neuwald,Dorothea
Rinkens,Hans-Dieter
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Journal of Universal Computer Science
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Spatial orientation is an important ability, which should be facilitated in geometry courses of elementary schools. A preferred approach (in Germany) typically involves navigation and orientation tasks with pictures of a town and city maps depicted in a book. Because of increasing use of computer systems in schools, it is very interesting to explore the value a virtual environment possesses for teaching spatial orientation. This articel describes the 'City Game', a computer-generated, virtual 3D city, developed for teaching spatial orientation in elementary schools, and an informal study to see first reactions of children and adults when using the 'City Game'.
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spatial orientation , children , teaching , virtual environment , virtual city