The 3D Imperative

Keeping it Real

Ultimately, its ALL in our mind

Learning through real task practice

Learning through mental practice

Mental practice proven to improve skills, change behaviours & attitudes

Learning by imagining

Why?

In the brain, Mental Practice & Real task Practice are 90% the same

Cortical output maps for finger flexors Fmri Piano Playing / Imagining

Improving Mental Practice - how to make it real?

Technology Supported Mental Practice

Making it real

Creates more vivid memories, even false ones

Perceptual Detail

InformationRichness

Increases salience; improves performance from mental practice

Psychological feeling of ‘being there’ improves transfer

Presence

Realism, control, interactivity, multi modality

Avatar – its YOUR learning experience

InformationRichness

3D depth and object interactivity

Create ‘reality like’ memories

3D Immersive Simulations

Design elements

Not good for this

Presence

Or, this

Presence10 Key facts about………

Learning is always situated and action oriented

Actions

Senses

Goals

SettingsFeelings

Ball?

Build scenarios

Stories enable human’s to quickly learn complex information

Failure – it is crucial for learning

Make it personal

Give it some emotion

See another perspective

Choices, variety, depth

The 3D Imperative

Keeping it Real