Strange to tell, Microsoft has been at the forefront of producing popular, immersive learning environments for over 25 years. Sadly, it looks as though their involvement in this domain is about to end.
Is this goodbye, Microsoft Flight Simulator?
Microsoft has decided to close its ACES Studio, which developed the simulator series. The ACES Studio was [...]
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A Virtual Learning Environment gets grounded
February 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: AICC · HCI · VLEs · constructivist learning environment · heuristics · microworlds · nielsen · principles of instruction · simulation · usability guidelines
Online Presentation Tools as a Knowledge-Sharing Channel 3: heuristic principles in evaluation
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Over the last couple of days I’ve been looking at the presentation-sharing channels authorSTREAM and SlideShare and how these two services enable the delivery of content via the Web. Both services rely on common read/write Web design and interaction patterns; like many other social sharing services, users are able to add tags, rate, comment, and [...]
Tags: assessment · authorstream · heuristics · nielsen · slideshare · usability guidelines
Online Presentation Tools as a Knowledge-Sharing Channel 3: heuristic principles in evaluation
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Over the last couple of days I’ve been looking at the presentation-sharing channels authorSTREAM and SlideShare and how these two services enable the delivery of content via the Web. Both services rely on common read/write Web design and interaction patterns; like many other social sharing services, users are able to add tags, rate, comment, and [...]
Tags: assessment · authorstream · heuristics · nielsen · slideshare · usability guidelines
