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Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments Harrison Hao Yang State University of New York at Oswego, USA Steve Chi-Yin Yuen The University of Southern Mississippi, USA Volume I .d e vre se r sth g ir llA .la b o lG IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C Senior Editorial Director: Kristin Klinger Director of Book Publications: Julia Mosemann Editorial Director: Lindsay Johnston Acquisitions Editor: Erika Carter Development Editor: Hannah Abelbeck Production Editor: Sean Woznicki Typesetters: Jennifer Romanchak, Mike Brehm Print Coordinator: Jamie Snavely Cover Design: Nick Newcomer Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.igi-global.com Copyright © 2012 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of research on practices and outcomes in virtual worlds and environments / Harrison Hao Yang and Steve Chi-Yin Yuen, editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “This book not only presents experienced professionals with the most recent and advanced developments in the field, but it also provides clear and comprehensive information for novice readers, introducing theoretical aspects and first-hand practices in virtual world development and use”-- Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-60960-762-3 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-60960-763-0 (ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-60960-764-7 (print & perpetual access) 1. Shared virtual environments. 2. Internet in education. 3. Internet games. I. Yang, Harrison Hao, 1964- II. Yuen, Steve Chi-Yin, 1953- QA76.76.I59H365 2011 004.67’8071--dc23 2011014614 British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. .d e vre All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the ser sth authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. g ir llA .la b o lG IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C List of Reviewers Ruifang Hope Adams, State University of New York at Empire State College, USA Trevor Barker, University of Hertfordshire, UK Jenny Baum, The New York Public Library, USA Belinda M. Cambre, University of New Orleans, USA Chaka Chaka, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa C. Candace Chou, University of St. Thomas, USA Wajeeh Daher, Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, Israel & An-Najah National University, Palestine Lisa Dethridge, RMIT University, Australia Michelle W. L. Fong, Victoria University, Australia Michele Fumarola, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Christos Gatzidis, Bournemouth University, UK Caroline M L Ho, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Sunhong Hwang, The University of Houston, USA Shalin Hai-Jew, Kansas State University, USA Athanassios Jimoyiannis, University of Peloponnese, Greece Emil R. Kaburuan, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (R.O.C) Samuel Cruz-Lara, LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France Mauro Maia Laruccia, Universidade Braz Cubas & Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil Lin Lin, University of North Texas, USA Yuliang Liu, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA Kate Lyons, The Hostos Community College Library, USA Eileen O’Connor, State University of New York at Empire State College, USA Tarik Osswald, LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France M. Yasar Ozden, Middle East Technical University,Turkey .de Hyungsung Park, Kyonggi University, Republic of Korea vre se Julie Radachy, Smarthinking, Inc., USA r sth Ismo Rakkolainen, University of Tampere, Finland g ir llA Rosalyn Rufer, State University of New York at Empire State College, USA .la bo Damian Schofield, State University of New York at Oswego, USA lG IG Stuart Slater, University of Wolverhampton, UK I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C Sharon Stoerger, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA Glenn T. Tsunokai, Western Washington University, USA Scott J. Warren, University of North Texas, USA Yi Yang, Franklin University, USA Hong Zhan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA .d e vre se r sth g ir llA .la b o lG IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C List of Contributors Adams, Ruifang Hope / State University of New York at Empire State College, USA .....................606 Baek, Youngkyun / Boise State University, USA ...............................................................................686 Barker, Trevor / University of Hertfordshire, UK .............................................................................462 Barrera, Sergio / Virtualware, Spain ................................................................................................166 Baum, Jenny / New York Public Library, USA ..................................................................................384 Bellalem, Lotfi / University of Lorraine, France ...............................................................................665 Bellalem, Nadia / University of Lorraine, France .............................................................................665 Bonk, Curtis J. / Indiana University, USA ........................................................................................307 Buchberger, Michelle / Franklin University, USA ............................................................................622 Burden, David / Daden Ltd, UK .........................................................................................................19 Cabello, José Manuel / Innovalia Association, Spain .......................................................................166 Camal, Jean-Pierre / University of Lorraine, France .......................................................................665 Cambre, Belinda M. / University of New Orleans, USA...................................................................255 Chaka, Chaka /, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa ...................................................................236 Chen, Chien-Hsu / National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan .........................................................270 Chen, Pinde / South China Normal University, China ......................................................................414 Chou, C. Candace / University of St. Thomas, USA .........................................................................551 Collado, Antonio / Carsa, Spain ........................................................................................................166 Cowell, Andrew J. / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA ..................................................722 Cruz-Lara, Samuel / LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France ...........................................166, 665 Daher, Wajeeh / Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, Israel & An-Najah National University, Palestine ......................................................................................................................514 Davy-Jow, Stephanie L. / Liverpool John Moores University, UK ...................................................217 Decker, Summer J. / University of South Florida, USA ....................................................................217 Dethridge, Lisa / RMIT University, Australia ...................................................................................145 .d Farha, Nicholas W. / Logan University, USA ....................................................................................588 e vre Fong, Michelle W. L. / Victoria University, Australia .......................................................................451 se r sth Franco, José M. / Avantalia, Spain ....................................................................................................166 g ir llA Fumarola, Michele / Delft University of Technology, Netherlands ...................................................635 .la Gatzidis, Christos / Bournemouth University, UK .............................................................................54 b o lG Gedik, Nuray / Middle East Technical University, Turkey ................................................................400 IG I .1 Gravani, Maria /Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus .......................................................................327 1 0 2 © Guinaud, Jordan / University of Lorraine, France...........................................................................665 th g iryp o C Hai-Jew, Shalin / Kansas State University, USA ................................................................................97 Hart, Rama Kaye / University of St. Thomas, USA ..........................................................................551 Ho, Caloline M.L. / Nanyang Technological University, Singapore .................................................117 Hwang, Sunhong / The University of Houston, USA ........................................................................706 Jeng, Tay-Sheng / National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan ..........................................................270 Jimoyiannis, Athanassios / University of Peloponnese, Greece .......................................................327 Jumisko-Pyykkö, Satu / Tampere University of Technology, Finland ..............................................650 Kaburuan, Emil R. / National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan .....................................................270 Karagiorgi, Yiasemina /Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus ..............................................327 Kim, Hoe Kyeung / Cleveland State University, USA .......................................................................686 Kocaman-Karoglu, Aslihan / Middle East Technical University, Turkey ........................................400 Kucharski, Marcus Vinicius Santos / Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná & Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil ...............................................................................75, 570 Lin, Lin / University of North Texas, USA ............................................................................................1 Liu, Yuliang / Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA .........................................................536 Lyons, Kate / Hostos Community College Library, USA ...................................................................384 McGrath, Allison R. / Vanderbilt University, USA ............................................................................34 O’Connor, Eileen / SUNY Empire State College, USA ......................................................................348 Osswald, Tarik / LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France ..................................................166,665 Ozden, M. Yasar / Middle East Technical University, Turkey ...........................................................400 Park, Hyungsung / Kyonggi University, Republic of Korea .............................................................479 Plankis, Brian / The University of Houston, USA ............................................................................706 Powers, Christa Ehmann / Smarthinking, Inc., USA .......................................................................368 Pragness, Craig / Bournemouth University, UK .................................................................................54 Radachy, Julie / Smarthinking, Inc., USA .........................................................................................368 Rakkolainen, Ismo / University of Tampere, Finland .......................................................................650 Riensche, Roderick M. / Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA ...........................................722 Rufer, Rosalyn / State University of New York at Empire State College, USA .................................606 Schofield, Damian / State University of New York at Oswego, USA ..................................200, 217,289 Slater, Stuart / University of Wolverhampton, UK .............................................................................19 Stoerger, Sharon / University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA. ........................................................431 Torres, Patricia Lupion / Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil .......................75, 570 Tsunokai, Glenn T. / Western Washington University, USA ..............................................................34 Versteegt, Cornelis / APM Terminals Maasvlakte II B.V., Netherlands ............................................635 Warren, Scott / University of North Texas, USA ..................................................................................1 Yang, Harrison Hao / State University of New York at Oswego, USA ......................................414, 620 .d Yang, Yi / Franklin University, USA ..........................................................................................307, 620 e vre Yao, Na / Shanghai Normal University, China...................................................................................414 se r sth Zhan, Hong / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA ..............................................................491 g ir llA .la b o lG IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C Table of Contents Preface ..............................................................................................................................................xxvii Acknowledgment ..............................................................................................................................xxix Volume I Section 1 Social, Ethical, and Human Perspectives Chapter 1 Ethical Considerations for Learning Game, Simulation, and Virtual World Design and Development .........1 Scott Warren, University of North Texas, USA Lin Lin, University of North Texas, USA Chapter 2 Enhancing Characters for Virtual Worlds and Interactive Environments through Human-Like Enhancements .......................................................................................................................................19 Stuart Slater, University of Wolverhampton, UK David Burden, Daden Ltd, UK Chapter 3 Virtual Hate Communities in the 21st Century .....................................................................................34 Glenn T. Tsunokai, Western Washington University, USA Allison R. McGrath, Vanderbilt University, USA .d e vre Chapter 4 se r sth Addiction in World of Warcraft: A Virtual Ethnography Study ............................................................54 gir llA Craig Pragnell, Bournemouth University, UK .la Christos Gatzidis, Bournemouth University, UK b o lG IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C Chapter 5 Educational Research in Virtual Learning Environments: Possibilities for a New Ethnography .........75 Marcus Vinicius Santos Kucharski, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná & Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil Patricia Lupion Torres, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil Chapter 6 Thin Screen: The Creation of Depth Perception in Desktop Virtual Reality in Alignment with Human Visual Perception ..................................................................................................................................97 Shalin Hai-Jew, Kansas State University, USA Section 2 Virtual Communities, Applications, and Implications Chapter 7 Virtual Museums: Platforms, Practices, Prospects .............................................................................117 Caroline M. L. Ho, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Chapter 8 Art and the Avatar in Virtual and Mixed-Reality Exhibition Space....................................................145 Lisa Dethridge, RMIT University, Australia Chapter 9 Tourism in Virtual Worlds:Means, Goals and Needs ..........................................................................166 Samuel Cruz-Lara, LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France José Manuel Cabello, Innovalia Association, Spain Tarik Osswald, LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France Antonio Collado, Carsa, Spain José M. Franco, Avantalia, Spain Sergio Barrera, Virtualware, Spain Chapter 10 Virtual Evidence in the Courtroom .....................................................................................................200 Damian Schofield, State University of New York at Oswego, USA Chapter 11 .d evre Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the se Identification of Human Remains .......................................................................................................217 r sthg Stephanie L. Davy-Jow, Liverpool John Moores University, UK ir llA .la Summer J. Decker, University of South Florida, USA b olG Damian Schofield, State University of New York at Oswego, USA IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C Chapter 12 Second Life and World of Warcraft: Harnessing Presence Learning ..................................................236 Chaka Chaka, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Chapter 13 The Next Frontier in Public Education: Cyber Charter Schools .........................................................255 Belinda M. Cambre, University of New Orleans, USA Chapter 14 Isn’t it Real? Experiencing the Virtual Church in Second Life® .......................................................270 Emil R. Kaburuan, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Chien-Hsu Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Tay-Sheng Jeng, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Section 3 Strategies and Impacts on Professional Development Chapter 15 Using Simulators for Training ............................................................................................................289 Damian Schofield, State University of New York at Oswego, USA Chapter 16 Quality Assurance for Online Programs: Roles, Responsibilities, and Leadership Styles of Higher Education Administrators ....................................................................................................................307 Yi Yang, Franklin University, USA Curtis J. Bonk, Indiana University, USA Chapter 17 Teacher Professional Development through Virtual Campuses: Conceptions of a ‘New’ Model ......327 Athanassios Jimoyiannis, University of Peloponnese, Greece Maria Gravani, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Yiasemina Karagiorgi, Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus Chapter 18 Practical Considerations when Using Virtual Spaces for Learning and Collaboration, with Minimal Setup and Support ...............................................................................................................................348 .d evre Eileen O’Connor, SUNY Empire State College, USA se r sthg Chapter 19 ir llA .la “In the Office”:Communication in Virtual Environments ..................................................................368 b o Julie Radachy, Smarthinking, Inc., USA lG IG Christa Ehmann Powers, Smarthinking, Inc., USA I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C Volume II Chapter 20 Librarianship Presence in Virtual Worlds ...........................................................................................384 Jenny Baum, New York Public Library, USA Kate Lyons, Hostos Community College Library, USA Chapter 21 A Web-Based Training Experience in Turkey:A University-National Police Collaboration ..............400 M. Yasar Ozden, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Nuray Gedik, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Aslihan Kocaman-Karoglu, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Chapter 22 A Preliminary Look at the Development on Websites of Higher Education Institutions ...................414 Harrison Hao Yang, State University of New York at Oswego, USA Na Yao, Shanghai Normal University, China Pinde Chen, South China Normal University, China Section 4 Pedagogical Design and Implementations Chapter 23 Breaking Away: How Virtual Worlds Impact Pedagogical Practices..................................................431 Sharon Stoerger, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA Chapter 24 Online Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Community ........................................................................451 Michelle W. L. Fong, Victoria University, Australia Chapter 25 Usability and Affordances for Teaching and Learning in Second Life ...............................................462 Trevor Barker, University of Hertfordshire, UK Chapter 26 Virtual Worlds as a Learner Centered Environment for Spatial Reasoning ........................................479 .d evre Hyungsung Park, Kyonggi University, Republic of Korea se r sthg Chapter 27 ir llA .la Collaborative Learning: A Way to Transform Learning and Instruction in Online Courses ..............491 b o Hong Zhan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA lG IG I .1 1 0 2 © th g iryp o C
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