Edusim3D - a peek at School 3.D

A comment in a previous post recommended I check out Edusim3D.

I had already seen Youtube videos of the Edusim and visited the site. However, it was time to try it out. I downloaded the current Alpha .04 zip file from their Ning and followed the directions.I unzipped it to the folder I selected. The sim started right up.I was able to move my little rabbit avatar very easily around the environment.I could create, move, and resize 3D shapes, but I couldn’t change the colors or textures of the shapes. I could also add light sources and portals to other worlds. I could even browse the web in a Firefox window. It was slow, but cool.Lessons could be downloaded as prebuilt environments.I tried out the moon base enviroment. It looked neat, but I would have liked to create more structures that matched the ones there.
Greenbush is a regional education resource center in SE Kansas. I’ve been there, and it seemed to be a great place. However, Greenbush’s Edusim is cutting edge technology. It’s not World of Warcraft (one of the most sophisticated vitural worlds). It’s not Second Life. It is nowhere near being ready for prime time, but is has tremendous educational potential. This goes beyond School 2.0. This sim is looking toward what School 3.0 or School 3.D will look like in years to come.

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