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Data storing with an external web database for e-learning activities in Second Life

Data storing with an external web database for e-learning activities in Second Life . UNDERGRADUATE THESIS . Cristian Moral Martos Albert Bellonch Llargués April 2011. Why this project ?. Project made incollaboration with Alan Hudson (London Metropolitan University )

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Data storing with an external web database for e-learning activities in Second Life

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  1. Data storing with an external web database for e-learning activities in Second Life UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Cristian Moral Martos Albert Bellonch Llargués April 2011

  2. Whythisproject? • Project madeincollaborationwith Alan Hudson (London MetropolitanUniversity) • Use SecondLife as platformfor e-learning • SecondLife has a greatlack incompatible with e-learning: absence of data storing

  3. Whatwe hope toachieve? • Allowtodevelop e-learnignactivities in SecondLifebystoring data • Easethemanagement and theaccesstothese data toalltheusers

  4. WhatisSecondLife? • Virtual 3D world, composed by avatars led by users • Has features of social media and massive multiplayer online game • Second Life is a free client program that has its own policies and economy (Linden Dollar)

  5. SecondLife - Avatars • Their appearance is customizable • They can communicate with each others • They can walk, run, sit, fly and teleport

  6. SecondLife - Objects • Createdbyusers • Formedfrom simple structures (Prims) that are linked • Objects are ownedbyavatars, with configurable permissions • Objects can content scripts written in LSL thatallowthemtointeractwithavatars

  7. What can we do in SecondLife? • Marketing, advertising and Trade • Informationmeans • Scienceprojects and disclosure • Leisureactivities • Religiousevents • Diplomaticrepresentation • Educationactivities

  8. Whatis e-learning? • Groups any form of teaching and learning which is supported by electronic means (CD, DVD, satellite TV…) and specially computers with internet • Self-study • Self-organisation

  9. E-learning – Mainfeatures (1) • Use of web browsers to access the information • Protocols of connection between professor and students, that can be separated in time and/or space. • Use of different tools for communications, both asynchronous (forums, mails) and synchronous (chats) • Use of multimedia and digital materials (audio, photos, videos…)

  10. E-learning – Mainfeatures (2) • Protocols to store, maintain and manage all the materials in a web server • Flexible in terms of space and time • Interactive • Supported by tutorials of the professors • Combine individual study with collaborative activities

  11. E-learning vs Traditionalteaching • There are differences in terms of: • Organizationalmodel • Learningmodel • Material • Rhythm • Flexibility • Communication • Resources • Experience

  12. Howourproject can allowto do e-learning in SL? • Client-Server system • Client collects important data in SL and sends it to server • Server treats received data, store it • Users can access the stroed data through a user web interface

  13. Thearchitecture of oursystem

  14. Project – Clientside • Before all, we have to create the needed infrastructures in Second Life

  15. Whatisourclientfor? • Mainobjectives: • Registeravatars • Access control to e-learnignrooms • Presence control in e-learningrooms • Test of knowledgement of users • Access tostored data

  16. Registeravatars in SL

  17. Access control in SL

  18. Presence Control in SL • Thisprocessistransparentfortheusers • Schememaster-slaveused

  19. Knowledgement test in SL

  20. Web accestostored data

  21. Whatisour server sidefor?

  22. Project – Server side (1)

  23. Project – Server side (2)

  24. Project – Server side (3)

  25. Project – Server side (4)

  26. Project – Extendingthesystem

  27. Project – Management tools (1)

  28. Project – Management tools (2)

  29. Conclusion

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