Enabling Teachers in Higher Education to Develop their Own Simulations: The Virtual City of Cyberdam

Stichting RechtenOnline

Project Leren in een Virtuele Wereld

Projectleiding:

Diny PetersPieter van der Hijden

Projectpartners:

E-MergeHogeschool RotterdamHogeschool UtrechtStrathclyde University GlasgowTU-DelftUniversiteit LeidenThieme MeulenhoffIJsfontein

Pieter van der Hijden MSc (pvdh@sofos.nl) Stichting RechtenOnline (Foundation Law Online)Sofos Consultancy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Presentation at Online Educa BerlinNovember 28-30, 2007

Enabling Teachers in Higher Education to Develop their Own Simulations: The Virtual City of Cyberdam

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Welcome to Cyberdam

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Welcome to Cyberdam- City map

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Welcome to Cyberdam- City map

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Welcome to Cyberdam- City directory & citizens

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NAME CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

Back Harbour infrastructure The Back Harbour is one out of three Cyberdam harbors.

Antex Temping Agency

enterprise Antex has an impressing track record in the service sector.

Cyberdam Pharmacy

enterprise The old Cyberdam Pharmacy burnt down completely in 1932. It was rebuilt at Middelberg.

NGF Medical Centre

enterprise Medical Centre NGF finds its origin in a recent merger of three family docters practices.

Bas Bakery enterprise Since centuries the bakery can be found in the old city. Every night they are baking bread.

Welcome to Cyberdam- Games

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short name [NL] context  3D-omgeving develops a 3D version of a part of Cyberdam using

ActiveWorldsArrondissement public prosecutor and lawyer have to take complex decisions

during legal procedureInformatierecht-1 digital rights management for intellectual property

Non-Profit establishing and managing a non-profit organisation

Safe Areas develop an integral action plan on hard drugs problems

Solliciteer ze! how to find a jobSpoorzones reconstruction of the old railway station districtVisie long range planning to upgrade a city district with all

stakeholders involved … AND 17 MORE TO COME!

Welcome to Cyberdam- Games sessions

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Backstage

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Backstage- Cyberdam 1

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Backstage- Cyberdam 2

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clientserver

hardware hardware

web browser

internet

linux op.system

oo <-> rdbms conv.

mysql dbms

operating system

oo java platform

java application

Teachers at work

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Developing a Cyberdam-game

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Developing a Cyberdam-game- Definition phase• Title• Context• Target group• External goal• Internal goal• Duration• Organisation

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Developing a Cyberdam-game- Design phase

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• Roles and characters

Developing a Cyberdam-game- Design phase

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• Workflow• Activities• Steps-of-play

Developing a Cyberdam-game- Design phase

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• Resources • Documents• Multimedia assests

• City changes

Developing a Cyberdam-game- Realisation phase

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Developing a Cyberdam-game- Implementation phase• Training

– game masters– tutors– Experts

• Management– Functional– Technical

• Helpdesk • Fall-back option

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Conclusion

Now:• Proven concept and prototype software

(Cyberdam 1)At the end of the project:• 25 new Cyberdam-games• Methods and tools to develop and deliver• Robust software (Cyberdam 2), free and

open source (Java based)• Support organisation

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2007 – Stichting RechtenOnlinePieter van der Hijden (pvdh@sofos.nl)