Keynote address for the Community College of Aurora Faculty in-service on the use of simulation and educational games in immersive environments. For more information, visit: my research and class blog at http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com

1. Simulation & Educational Games in Immersive Environments Cynthia Calongne, Institute for Advanced Studies Colorado Technical University, November 2009

5. NESIM OR – Second Life simulation to diagnose and treat emergency room patients by Virtual Education Simulations (VESIM) – Dec 2007 [2]

6. NESIM OR – scenario and heads up display (HUD) device on screen [2]

12. http://ancient.arts.ubc.ca/multimedia.html Ancient Spaces Student-Driven Design in the creation of a Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (MMORGP) Simulations of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and modern discoveries Classical Studies 100 students at UBC pilot group Designing models in Maya Integrate them in the MMORPG Goal - to provide simulations for studies in context

13. Hypostyle Hall at Karnak by Tony Seymour [3]

14. Student work from the Classical Studies 100 pilot group [3] Ancient Spaces – The Parthenon

16. Left: A simulation of a launch from the Omega, the prototype for Orion’s launch in Second Life. In the Mars Expedition Challenge, the simulation participants are inside the rocket, flying to rendezvous with the deep space explorer.

17. Inside the rocket (l) ; the rocket stages (above) After leaving the pre-briefing room, the flight crew launches the Orion rocket and flies to the Red Lion Deep Space Explorer Participants review three strategies for deep space exploration

18. Inside the Red Lion Deep Space Explorer –Mars Expedition Simulation

21. Inside the Red Lion Deep Space Explorer A Mars Expedition Challenge Simulation in Second Life Immersive

22. The Huffman Prairie Red Lion Starship in an asteroid field

23. A comet soars past as we exit the asteroid field Environmental effects are configurable during the simulation

24. Mars First -- landing on Mars Option: after a brief test of the equipment and procedures on the Moon Making decisions in context

26. Assessment instruments: survey & an Expedition Challenge Trivia Game Designed for asynchronous or synchronous use The observation deck on Mars space station

27. Selecting a Strategy - Strategy 2 Moon First – lunar surface exploration Develop the capability to explore Mars

29. Followed by lunar and/or Mars surface exploration Flexible path to inner solar system locations L unar orbit, Lagrange points, near-Earth objects and the moons of Mars Selecting a Strategy – Strategy 3

31. One day, we will travel into deep space. If the budget increases, the Moon first or the Flexible Path may be chosen. The Future

35. Bransford - Simulation Assessing Cooperative Work in a MUVE Live research presentation, review videos of the experiments and participate [7]

36. Gartner Forecast Gartner Says 80 Percent of Active Internet Users Will Have A "Second Life" in the Virtual World by the End of 2011 [12] (Gartner 2007) Are you ready? Next: game simulations

38. Global Learning Forum - serious game simulation

41. Participants in the Game Simulation Test Game simulation -- briefing room

42. Hostage rescue: armed and dangerous

43. Operation Codename: Anaconda Communications: MNF Command Authority, Colonel Stone Ops Intel: One of the hostages, pictured on the right, is an internationally known physician associated with the World Relief Organization. She and a small team of relief workers went to the isolated island of Ayab following a typhoon to provide medical assistance and evacuation of island inhabitants before another expected typhoon hits the island in the next 48 hours. The escaped interpreter reported the physician was wounded in the leg and the other remaining hostage was shot dead on the attempted escape. Slide courtesy of Dr. Andrew Stricker Dr. Algernon Loire OPERATION PRE-BRIEF

44. Operation Codename: Anaconda Communications: MNF Command Authority, Colonel Stone Ops Intel: The island of Ayab has an abandoned WWII era u-boat base located on a lagoon inlet from the south bay. The island is hilly and rocky with sparse vegetation. It is believed the insurgents have fortified the u-boat base. Satellite photos suggest the presence of underground tunnels. Slide courtesy of Dr. Andrew Stricker South lagoon and U-boat base location OPERATION PRE-BRIEF

45. Operation Codename: Anaconda Communications: MNF Command Authority, Colonel Stone OPERATION PRE-BRIEF Map by Dr. Andrew Stricker, 2008 COA: The team will be inserted on the southeast side of the lagoon entrance under the cover of darkness. Using zodiac crafts the team will proceed to the lower u-boat docking area and recon the warehouse. An exit defense zone will also be established for the extraction. Via intercepted cell phone calls, MNF intel reports the hostages are likely located in the underground u-boat quarters. Extraction of the hostages should proceed back to the defense zone for zodiac evac. Be prepared to adapt COA depending on situational factors. Mission duration NTE 2 hrs.

49. Game Simulation Kit in Second Life – Lyr Lobo avoids the landmines

50. After the alpha test - under fire!

51. Nanotechnology Laboratory

52. DNA strand at the Pencil Factory Lyr and robot Slonny #5 (on right) Lyr and student test accessibility projects in 2008 Data Visualization and Usability Evaluations

53. CS 820 Fall 2009 students learn to use & prototype in Second Life CTU Learning Simulations and Games

54. CTU Student SL Projects 2007 Duck shoot Ferris wheel – rotation & State machine problem Duck shoot prototype in the background Created in 1-2 weeks

55. Systems Engineering Methods class (above) Monorail and a rollercoaster Software Requirements Engineering class (right) Roleplay of customer & design team meetings The software design migrated from a monorail to a rollercoaster 1st day in class

56. Monorail rises 300 meters to the game platform SW Design Specification SL Game Prototype Capture the flag game Traps, treasure, scores Played the game & refined it the last week Software Design Undergraduate class project

57. Traps in the Game Maze

60. 8th Grade Immersive Literature Roleplay and conflict, an immersive literature experience for teens on the Teen Grid Suffern Middle School students at Ramapo portrayed the roles from the book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Imagine living the scenes from literature and history rather than memorizing them. A juror hollers “Boo!” when Curley takes the stand [11]