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Eidsvoll 1814: Creating Educational Historical Reconstructions in 3D Collaborative Virtual Environments

Eidsvoll 1814: Creating Educational Historical Reconstructions in 3D Collaborative Virtual Environments

Ekaterina Prasolova-Forland, Ole Ørjan Hov
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 14
ISSN: 1938-0194|EISSN: 1938-0208|EISBN13: 9781613509708|DOI: 10.4018/jwp.2011100101
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Prasolova-Forland, Ekaterina, and Ole Ørjan Hov. "Eidsvoll 1814: Creating Educational Historical Reconstructions in 3D Collaborative Virtual Environments." IJWP vol.3, no.4 2011: pp.1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2011100101

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Prasolova-Forland, E. & Hov, O. Ø. (2011). Eidsvoll 1814: Creating Educational Historical Reconstructions in 3D Collaborative Virtual Environments. International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP), 3(4), 1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2011100101

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Prasolova-Forland, Ekaterina, and Ole Ørjan Hov. "Eidsvoll 1814: Creating Educational Historical Reconstructions in 3D Collaborative Virtual Environments," International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP) 3, no.4: 1-14. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2011100101

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Abstract

3D Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs) or virtual worlds have been widely used in educational settings for the purposes of simulation and demonstration of scientific concepts, art and historical events that for practical reasons may be complicated in real-life classrooms. This paper describes an experience of recreating a central event in Norwegian history, adoption of Norwegian constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814, in the virtual world of Second Life. The historical building where this event took place was reconstructed and used as a part of an online history course where Norwegian students residing all over the world could meet at Virtual Eidsvoll, play the role of the members of the Constituent Assembly and pass the constitution. Following the description of the experience with the Virtual Eidsvoll project, the authors conclude with a critical discussion of using 3D CVEs for history education, outlining directions for future work.

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