Using simulation and virtual reality for distance education

Lara Jaramillo, Juan de; Alfonseca, Manuel

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Author

Lara Jaramillo, Juan de

; Alfonseca, Manuel

Entity

UAM. Departamento de Ingeniería Informática

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Date

2001

Citation

Computers and Education: Towards an Interconnected Society, Volumen 2. Springer 2011. 199-206

ISBN

978-0-7923-7188-5 (print); 978-0-306-47533-7 (online)

DOI

10.1007/0-306-47533-2_19

Funded by

This paper has been sponsored by the Spanish Interdepartmental Commission of Science and Technology (CICYT), project number TEL1999-0181.

Editor's Version

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47533-2_19

Subjects

Continuous Simulation; Web-based simulation; Virtual Reality; Distance Education; Informática

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10486/666549

Note

The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47533-2_19

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Abstract

This paper describes the construction of virtual reality simulations for distance education through the Internet. This is accomplished by means of an object oriented continuous simulation language, called OOCSMP, and a Java generating compiler for this language called C-OOL. This compiler is also able to create VRML worlds. The behaviour of the VRML world is specified in the OOCSMP models. Change of simulation parameters is possible at run time by means of a Java interface, generated by the compiler. An example of the simulation of the inner Solar System is presented.

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