isnotneeded.
AC.application AD.resources BC.visual BD.experiened CD.image
ResearchersattheUniversityofWashingtonhavebeenattheforefrontofexploringthe 1 ofVRto
education.In1995forexamplealmost3000studentsingradesfourtotwelve 2 VRinthe
classroomandanother365builttheirownvirtualenvironments(VEs).
Makenomistakevirtualrealityisonitswayintoourpublicschools.The 3 ofarticlesaboutVR
ineducationaljournalsisincreasingbyleapsandbounds.WorkshopsandsymposiaonVRatlocaland
nationaleducationconferencesarebecomingcommonplace.Atthesametimethecostofwhatwere
onceexpensiveVRworkstationsiscomingdowntothepointwhereschoolscanbeginto 4 them.
VirtualRealityallowsustolearnthroughexperiencingplaceswearenotabletovisitintherealworld.
It 5 ustomovethingsthataretooheavytoolightortooexpensivetomoveintherealworld.Virtual
Realityalsoletsusvisitplacesatdifferenttimeperiodsthatwecouldnotexperienceinonelifetime.For
examplewecouldbuildaVEthatallowsustovisitourearthtodayandthentravelbackintimeandvisit
it100millionyearsago.
VirtualRealityallowsustoexperienceabodyofknowledgeinteractively.Thisisamajordistinction
fromother 6 technologies:filmtelevisionandphotography.Studentslearnwhiletheyaresituatedin
thecontextwherewhattheylearnistobeapplied.Theyget 7 feedback(反馈)astheyexploretheir
understandingofthematerial.
OfcourseVirtualRealityisalsoaplacefor 8 expre