River City, the MUVE.
Publication information:
C. Galas and D. J. Ketelhut. 2006. “River City, the MUVE”. Learning and Leading With Technology, 33, 7, Pp. 31-32
Abstract
River City is an educational application of multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs). It uses simulation to immerse students in a participatory virtual reality involving interactive museum exhibits in a historical setting. More than 3,000 grade 5-12 students have experienced River City so far, and preliminary findings reveal that students using the application engaged in scientific inquiry and developed 21st-century skills in virtual communication and expression. The use of River City by sixth-grade students in 2004 at Seeds University Elementary School, Los Angeles (the laboratory school for the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies) is provided.