Designing for VW Development

Design to Developin Virtual Worlds
Kate Boardman & KattanHurnung
VWBPE’10

Building Blocks
Personal
Technical
Pedagogic
Design

Basic Typology
Beach & cushions
Campus replicator
« Nowwhat? »
...the dangerousones... (the oneswith the ideas...)

Visual Environments
Whatdoes...
...look like?

Does it matter…
what...
a café
a canteen
a dwelling
an office
an operating theatre
...looks like?

Café
French
... 
Whatmakes a French café?

Canteen
Factory
... 
Whatdoes a (factory) canteenlook like?

Does it matter?
What...
a café
a canteen
a dwelling
an office
...looks like?

Canteen
Factory
... 
Whatdoes a (factory) canteen look like?
Dirty
... 

Dwelling
Just an individualdwelling
Whatdoes a «dwelling» look like?

Dwelling
Just an individual dwelling 

Dwelling
Just an individualdwelling

Does it matter…
what...
something/anything
...looks like?
How canthis affect the learningoutcome?

Text/Image/Learning Outcome
Canteen
Dwelling
Café
Detailed text
scenario
provided
Staff care what
it looks like
Affects the
learning outcome

Canteen
Dwelling
Café
Detailed text
scenario
provided


Staff care what
it looks like

Affects the
learning outcome

Canteen
Dwelling
Café
Detailed text
scenario
provided




Staff care what
it looks like


Affects the
learning outcome

Canteen
Dwelling
Café
Detailed text
scenario
provided






Staff care what
it looks like



Affects the
learning outcome

Does it matter…
what...
an office
...looks like?

Office
Desk
Filing cabinet
Diary
Computer
Files
Phone...

Does it matter?
What...
an office
...looks like?

Dwelling
Canteen
Café
Office
Detailed text
scenario
provided



()



()
Staff care what
it looks like



()
Affects the
learning outcome

Operating Theatre
University of Kansas

Dwelling
Canteen
Theatre
Café
Office
Detailed text
scenario
provided



()
()

()


()
Staff care what
it looks like
()



()
Affects the
learning outcome

Designing/DevelopingVLEs
Design
Engagement
Relevant
Look good
(believable)(not necessarily L$ or time)
Easily navigable
Allowfocus on the learning outcome

Designing/DevelopingVLEs
What do youwant?
What’s the learningoutcome of this?
How detaileddoesit (really) need to be?
Do you have real/virtual images, or only mental ones?
Can youdrawit?

Thanks for listening 
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/kateboardman
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Designing for VW Development

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