Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future

S Gregory; B Gregory; T Reiners; A Fardinpour; M Hillier; M Lee; L Jacka; D Butler; D Holloway; S Grant; M Hearns; K Flintoff; Jay Jay Jegathesan; D Ellis; M Mcdonald; F Stokes Thompson; B Gaukrodger; J Zagami; C Campbell; X Wang; J Garcia Salinas; S Loke; S Scutter; C Newman; N Gu; S Schutt; H Farley; A Bogdanovych; T Trescak; S Simoff; C Steel; P Neuendorf; M Bower; L Mckeown Orwin; T Kerr; I Warren; D Wood; C Miller; S Mathews; D Linegar; V Knox; Y Masters; R Brown; G Meredith; C Atkins; A Giovanangeli; K Le Rossignol; A Cram; E Muir Cochrane; A Basu; M Jacobson; I Larson

Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future

S Gregory, B Gregory, T Reiners, A Fardinpour, M Hillier, M Lee, L Jacka, D Butler, D Holloway, S Grant, M Hearns, K Flintoff, Jay Jay Jegathesan, D Ellis, M Mcdonald, F Stokes Thompson, B Gaukrodger, J Zagami, C Campbell, X WangJ Garcia Salinas, S Loke, S Scutter, C Newman, N Gu, S Schutt, H Farley, A Bogdanovych, T Trescak, S Simoff, C Steel, P Neuendorf, M Bower, L Mckeown Orwin, T Kerr, I Warren, D Wood, C Miller, S Mathews, D Linegar, V Knox, Y Masters, R Brown, G Meredith, C Atkins, A Giovanangeli, K Le Rossignol, A Cram, E Muir Cochrane, A Basu, M Jacobson, I Larson

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Abstract

3D virtual reality, including the current generation of multi-user virtual worlds, has had a long
history of use in education and training, and it experienced a surge of renewed interest with the
advent of Second Life in 2003. What followed shortly after were several years marked by
considerable hype around the use of virtual worlds for teaching, learning and research in higher
education. For the moment, uptake of the technology seems to have plateaued, with academics
either maintaining the status quo and continuing to use virtual worlds as they have previously
done or choosing to opt out altogether. This paper presents a brief review of the use of virtual
worlds in the Australian and New Zealand higher education sector in the past and reports on its
use in the sector at the present time, based on input from members of the Australian and New
Zealand Virtual Worlds Working Group. It then adopts a forward-looking perspective amid the
current climate of uncertainty, musing on future directions and offering suggestions for potential
new applications in light of recent technological developments and innovations in the area.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	30th Ascilite Conference Proceedings
Editors	H. Carter, P. Betts
Place of Publication	Australia
Publisher	Macquarie University
Pages	312-324
ISBN (Print)	9781741384031
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	Ascilite 2013: 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - Sydney, Australia Duration: 1 Dec 2013 → 4 Dec 2013

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Conference	Ascilite 2013: 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	1/12/13 → 4/12/13

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Gregory, S., Gregory, B., Reiners, T., Fardinpour, A., Hillier, M., Lee, M., Jacka, L., Butler, D., Holloway, D., Grant, S., Hearns, M., Flintoff, K., Jegathesan, J. J., Ellis, D., Mcdonald, M., Stokes Thompson, F., Gaukrodger, B., Zagami, J., Campbell, C., ... Larson, I. (2013). Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future. In H. Carter, & P. Betts (Eds.), 30th Ascilite Conference Proceedings (pp. 312-324). Macquarie University. http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/sydney13/program/papers/Gregory,%20Sue.pdf

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Gregory, S, Gregory, B, Reiners, T, Fardinpour, A, Hillier, M, Lee, M, Jacka, L, Butler, D, Holloway, D, Grant, S, Hearns, M, Flintoff, K, Jegathesan, JJ, Ellis, D, Mcdonald, M, Stokes Thompson, F, Gaukrodger, B, Zagami, J, Campbell, C, Wang, X, Garcia Salinas, J, Loke, S, Scutter, S, Newman, C, Gu, N, Schutt, S, Farley, H, Bogdanovych, A, Trescak, T, Simoff, S, Steel, C, Neuendorf, P, Bower, M, Mckeown Orwin, L, Kerr, T, Warren, I, Wood, D, Miller, C, Mathews, S, Linegar, D, Knox, V, Masters, Y, Brown, R, Meredith, G, Atkins, C, Giovanangeli, A, Le Rossignol, K, Cram, A, Muir Cochrane, E, Basu, A, Jacobson, M & Larson, I 2013, Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future. in H Carter & P Betts (eds), 30th Ascilite Conference Proceedings. Macquarie University, Australia, pp. 312-324, Ascilite 2013: 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Sydney, Australia, 1/12/13. <http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/sydney13/program/papers/Gregory,%20Sue.pdf>

Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, understanding the present and imagining the future. / Gregory, S; Gregory, B; Reiners, T et al.
30th Ascilite Conference Proceedings. ed. / H. Carter; P. Betts. Australia: Macquarie University, 2013. p. 312-324.

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