The fall 2009 semester introduced Active Worlds to students in the seminar course “History and Theory of the Art Museum” (ART428/HONR300). In this course, student teams are required to research, curate and design a hypothetical art exhibition within a museum space. Traditionally, students have constructed museum models with plywood, foam core and photocopies of art objects. In fall 2009, students designed, built and furnished their museums with artworks in the virtual environment of Active Worlds.
In this group discussion, you will hear May Chang, head of library information technology services; Preminda Jacob, associate professor of visual arts and Honors College professor; Kenneth Miner, lab teaching assistant; and Benjamin Hong ‘10 discuss the results of their experimentation with virtual environment technology for pedagogical purposes.
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