Empowering Online Learning: AI-Embedded Design Patterns for Enhanced Student and Educator Experiences in Virtual Worlds
Arghavan Nova Ebrahimi · 2023
Desktop virtual world learning environments (DVWLEs) hold significant promise for the forefront of online learning platforms, offering noteworthy potential for widespread adoption. These environments are characterized by two distinct characteristics: a sense of place and a sense of presence, setting them apart from conventional online learning platforms. These unique characteristics of DVWLEs align their design more closely with the physical architectural design elements and principles (AEPs). In addition to AEPs, interaction design elements and principles through affordances and signifiers, play a pivotal role in shaping DVWLEs. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research on the integration of AEPs, interaction design elements and principles, and the design of affordances and signifiers, including their associated design patterns, in desktop VWLEs design.