Immersive learning visualisation specialists Daden Limited
(Daden) are seeking input from trainers and educators to help
formulate the "next generation" of their award winning exercise
authoring system for virtual worlds, PIVOTE. A key element to the
success of PIVOTE's development is to understand what sort of
capabilities the next version of the application should have and
Daden have devised a short online survey to capture customer
requirements and document any improvements current users would like
to see.
Daden have spent three years developing and working on PIVOTE
and it has been used in projects as diverse as paramedic training
and genetic screening to emergency managers training and virtual
training for accountancy tools. PIVOTE allows users to create and
test the structure and information content of a training exercise
on the web - independent of the virtual environment. As a result
tutors and lecturers don't need to become virtual world experts as
PIVOTE allows you to capture and time stamp all student
interactions and make minor changes to the text, or logic, of your
scenario.
Soulla Stylianou, Daden's Client Director said "Although we have
our own ideas it is important for us to understand what educators
and trainers would like to see in the next generation of the PIVOTE
system. We hope that people will complete our online questionnaire
and contribute to its development."
Simulations created in PIVOTE can be run in any virtual worlds
and the benefits of using immersive training includes more
motivated students, increased understanding, retention and recall.
Unhindered by the limits of real-world physics and safety concerns,
the lesson is remembered as people, things and sounds rather than
just as images, text or video. They are an ideal place for informal
learning, where students can learn from information embedded in the
environment.
Soulla ends "Daden intend to feedback on the ideas that we are
able to incorporate into the new generation PIVOTE system, so you
can see that your time has been beneficial".