Collaborative puzzles for the study of the periodic table of elements in a virtual world

A. Troetsth; C. Garita; J. Molina

doi:10.1109/CONCAPAN.2014.7000408

Collaborative puzzles for the study of the periodic table of elements in a virtual world

A. Troetsth
, C. Garita
, J. Molina

University of Panama

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Collaborative games are being increasingly used in educational platforms in order to promote specific learning skills among students through specific ludic experiences. Virtual worlds can also contribute to offer students a unique environment exploring knowledge domains while interacting with other students. This paper describes an innovative virtual world application that incorporates collaborative puzzles in order to support learning concepts related to the periodic table of elements in the context of a middle school study program. The paper provides a description of the virtual world and its games, the general system architecture, the main graphical user interfaces and validation results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479975846
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CONCAPAN.2014.7000408
State	Published - 30 Dec 2014
Event	2014 34th IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014 - Panama City, Panama Duration: 12 Nov 2014 → 14 Nov 2014

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Name	Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014

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Conference	2014 34th IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014
Country/Territory	Panama
City	Panama City
Period	12/11/14 → 14/11/14

Keywords

collaborative games
periodic table of elements
virtual worlds

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Troetsth, A., Garita, C., & Molina, J. (2014). Collaborative puzzles for the study of the periodic table of elements in a virtual world. In Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014 Article 7000408 (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CONCAPAN.2014.7000408

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Troetsth, A, Garita, C & Molina, J 2014, Collaborative puzzles for the study of the periodic table of elements in a virtual world. in Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014., 7000408, Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014 34th IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014, Panama City, Panama, 12/11/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/CONCAPAN.2014.7000408

Collaborative puzzles for the study of the periodic table of elements in a virtual world. / Troetsth, A.; Garita, C.; Molina, J.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. 7000408 (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014).

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Troetsth A, Garita C, Molina J. Collaborative puzzles for the study of the periodic table of elements in a virtual world. In Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. 7000408. (Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Central America and Panama Convention, CONCAPAN 2014). doi: 10.1109/CONCAPAN.2014.7000408

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