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Five Tips on 3D eLearning and Training Courtesy of VenueGen

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The key to an immersive movie viewing experience is the suspension of disbelief. We have all watched low budget movies with poor and unconvincing graphics and sets. No matter how great the dialogue or story line, you probably struggled to “get into” the movie. Do their lips move appropriately while speaking?

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Potential of Instructional Games: Uncharted and Civilization

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It is like you are in the movie and making action happen. I think this level of quality can influence game-based simulations for sales, safety, and operations. The cinematic, the game-play and the story which engrosses the player speaks to how compelling and deep a video game can become.

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11 Free Game Creation Software Programs (At least for 30 Days)

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It allows students to learn fundamental programming concepts in the context of creating animated movies and simple video games. Thinking Worlds enables designers to create and publish highly immersive simulations and games. In Alice, 3-D objects (e.g.,

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Are we nearing entrance to The Matrix?

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The ideas and concepts of the widely popular movie The Matrix are closer than many people think. The new system also boasts better simulations of hard contact, such as a three-dimensional virtual object hitting an appropriately hard virtual wall. Imagine a completely simulated environment where everything feels and looks real.

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Design: En Media Res

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As a person designing engaging lessons or even engaging simulations for your learners, I suggest you try this technique and check out Susan's post Learning with Audio: Lessons from Television-Monk, House, MD and NCIS (Be forewarned, however, she left out my favorite CSI.) __ Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide

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A Conversation with Clark Aldrich -Part One

Kapp Notes

He then moved into designing and creating simulations for learning. It was titled “Simulations and the Future of Learning: An Innovative (and Perhaps Revolutionary) Approach to e-Learning.” It is structured much like Internet Movies DataBase, but focused on educational simulations and serious games.

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A Conversation with Clark Aldrich -Part One

Kapp Notes

He then moved into designing and creating simulations for learning. It was titled “Simulations and the Future of Learning: An Innovative (and Perhaps Revolutionary) Approach to e-Learning.” It is structured much like Internet Movies DataBase, but focused on educational simulations and serious games.