simulation in digital forensic education jonathan crellin sevasti karatzouni school of computing, university of portsmouth, portmouth, uk [email_address]

jonathan crellin

sevasti karatzouni

school of computing,

university of portsmouth,

portmouth, uk

[email_address]

simulation and role play in df creation of a 'safe' environment in which skills can be practised e.g. flight simulation link simulator MS flight simulator

creation of a 'safe' environment in which skills can be practised

e.g. flight simulation

link simulator

MS flight simulator

link & MS illustration item http://www.flickr.com/photos/aviatordave/21581201/ http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/orig_flightsim.gif

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virtual reality jaron lanier “virtual reality” 1987 morton heilig's sensorama 1962 nasa medical training (e.g. ExPERT Centre simulation, high fidelity v lo fidelity)

jaron lanier “virtual reality” 1987

morton heilig's sensorama 1962

nasa

medical training (e.g. ExPERT Centre simulation, high fidelity v lo fidelity)

hi v lo fidelity simulation ExPERT Centre simulated lab v Second Life ward illustration http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/2961414327/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncrel/310563286/ http://play2train.us/wordpress/?cat=7

ExPERT Centre simulated lab v Second Life ward illustration

virtual worlds a representation of a virtual environment initially text description later using 3D graphics may include machine generated characters multiple 'locations' multi user network interaction between real users through the environment MUD (multi user dungeon) persistent 24/7 environment MMORG (massively multiuser online role playing game)

a representation of a virtual environment

initially text description

later using 3D graphics

may include machine generated characters

multiple 'locations'

multi user

network interaction between real users through the environment

MUD (multi user dungeon)

persistent

24/7 environment

MMORG (massively multiuser online role playing game)

second life world of warcraft (11m users) 1994 hacking and slashing (but also team working) second life (linden labs) 2003 “ ...a world created by its own netizens...” (follows the C21st of user contributed content) adult v teen areas 'goal-less'

world of warcraft (11m users)

1994

hacking and slashing (but also team working)

second life (linden labs)

2003

“ ...a world created by its own netizens...”

(follows the C21st of user contributed content)

adult v teen areas

'goal-less'

second life in UK HE Computer games: Loughborough University, University of Teeside, Bromley College Project Management: University of Bedfordshire Health Informatics: University of Plymouth 3D design: University of Sunderland, University of Hertfordshire, University of Strathclyde General topics in Computer Science: University of Greenwich, Heriot-Watt University, The Open University. Theatre Design: Coventry University Health, medical and bioscience applications: Glasgow Caledonian University, Nottingham Trent, University of Worcester, University of Sunderland (Virtual Worlds Watch snapshot for 2009)

Computer games: Loughborough University, University of Teeside, Bromley College

Project Management: University of Bedfordshire

Health Informatics: University of Plymouth

3D design: University of Sunderland, University of Hertfordshire, University of Strathclyde

General topics in Computer Science: University of Greenwich, Heriot-Watt University, The Open University.

Theatre Design: Coventry University

Health, medical and bioscience applications: Glasgow Caledonian University, Nottingham Trent, University of Worcester, University of Sunderland

...in UoPortsmouth... funded projects in use of second life as a development environment in HCI teaching and other level 3 units. use of second life in engineering projects distance learning v face to face classes

funded projects in use of second life as a development environment in HCI teaching and other level 3 units.

use of second life in engineering projects

distance learning v face to face classes

simulation in digital forensics investigation of digital devices documenting the investigation for use in court use of hard drives and disk images for student investigation some forms of simulation are quite demanding in terms of resources Seizure scenarios can be quite demanding (typically used an existing office plus an imported PC)

investigation of digital devices

documenting the investigation for use in court

use of hard drives and disk images for student investigation

some forms of simulation are quite demanding in terms of resources

Seizure scenarios can be quite demanding

(typically used an existing office plus an imported PC)

prepare pc prepare media/ images appropriate room appropriate contextual evidence

prepare pc

prepare media/ images

appropriate room

appropriate contextual evidence

virtual world simulation larger range of contexts pre-prepared does not necessarily require tutor interaction can be revisited time and again 'bots' to provide some limited/ constrained interaction

larger range of contexts

pre-prepared

does not necessarily require tutor interaction

can be revisited time and again

'bots' to provide some limited/ constrained interaction

3 conditions of simulation real world based on an existing office, dressed with appropriate extras second life holosuite based mix of large scenarios difficult to achieve in the real world, and smaller locations an alternative virtual world self contained 'virtual world'

real world

based on an existing office, dressed with appropriate extras

second life

holosuite based

mix of large scenarios difficult to achieve in the real world, and smaller locations

an alternative virtual world

self contained 'virtual world'

proposed evaluation how effective is the approach? learning outcomes distractions how expensive is it to develop a scenario in this media? time cost how satisfying is it as a learning experience? enjoyable? how appropriate is this sort of environment for this topic?

how effective is the approach?

learning outcomes

distractions

how expensive is it to develop a scenario in this media?

time

cost

how satisfying is it as a learning experience?

enjoyable?

how appropriate is this sort of environment for this topic?

available online paper available at: http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~crellinj/CFET2009.pdf slides available at:

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