The Satirical Value of Virtual Worlds

Autor/in	Baggaley, Jon
Titel	The Satirical Value of Virtual Worlds
Quelle	In: Distance Education, 31 (2010) 1, S.115-119 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-7919
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Cartoons; Educational Trends; Computer Software; Satire; Economic Climate; College Faculty; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Web Based Instruction; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Animation; Computer Simulation; Simulated Environment; Role Playing; Social Networks; Computer Graphics; Educational Environment; Educational Policy; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Zeichentrickfilm; Bildungsentwicklung; Wirtschaftslage; Fakultät; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Ausland; Computerkonferenz; Web Based Training; Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Künstliche Umwelt; Rollenspiel; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Kanada
Abstract	Imaginary worlds have been devised by artists and commentators for centuries to focus satirical attention on society's problems. The increasing sophistication of three-dimensional graphics software is generating comparable "virtual worlds" for educational usage. Can such worlds play a satirical role suggesting developments in distance education practice and policy? The article examines the emergence of Hinterlife, a cartoon world run by a disarmingly despotic academic known to the real world only by his virtual name, Professor Horace. This article suggests that a healthy dose of satire can help distance education to overcome the problems generated in difficult economic times. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10