A Journey Through the Design of a Virtual Learning Environment

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Virtual worlds are increasingly heralded as a low-cost, simulated environment that can be used for a variety of purposes, including training. In his paper on virtual reality as an educational tool presented at the American Society for Engineering Education 1995 Annual Conference, John T. Bell defines a virtual world as “a synchronous, persistent network of people, represented as avatars, facilitated by networked computers.”

Virtual worlds are increasingly heralded as a low-cost, simulated environment that can be used for a variety of purposes, including training. In his paper on virtual reality as an educational tool presented at the American Society for Engineering Education 1995 Annual Conference, John T. Bell defines a virtual world as “a synchronous, persistent network of people, represented as avatars, facilitated by networked computers.”