Authors:
Haruya Tamaki
1
;
Tsugunosuke Sakai
1
;
Ryuichi Yoshida
1
;
Ryohei Egusa
2
;
Shigenori Inagaki
3
;
Etsuji Yamaguchi
3
;
Fusako Kusunoki
4
;
Miki Namatame
5
;
Masanori Sugimoto
6
and
Hiroshi Mizoguchi
1
Affiliations:
1
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
;
2
JSPS Research Fellow and Kobe University, Japan
;
3
Kobe University, Japan
;
4
Tama Art University, Japan
;
5
Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan
;
6
Hokkaido University, Japan
Keyword(s):
Kinect Sensor, Museum, Immersive Learning Support System.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
Immersive Learning
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
Abstract:
We are developing an immersive learning support system for paleontological environments in museums. The system measures the physical movement of the learner using a Kinect sensor, and provides a sense of immersion in the paleontological environment by adapting the surroundings according to these movements. As the first step toward realizing an immersive learning support system for museums, Yoshida et al. developed and evaluated a prototype system. However, their system cannot learn about certain paleontological features such as the names of extinct animals and their characteristics. Therefore, we developed an improved version of this system that allows for an enriched knowledge of paleontological environments, focusing in particular on extinct animals and plants and the ecological environment. Here, we evaluate the system’s learning assistant and immersive features insofar as they are directed toward children in primary school. This paper summarizes the current system and describes t
he evaluation results.
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