Disputation Mikhail Fominykh - Department of Computer and ...

2.4.2 Learning communities support in 3D collaborative virtual
environments ............................................................................................. 18
2.5 Conclusions and challenges ............................................................................... 19
3 Research Context and Design ....................................................... 21
3.1 Extended Research Context ............................................................................... 21
3.2 Research topics ....................................................................................................... 22
3.2.1 Collaborative work on 3D content ..................................................... 23
3.2.2 Design of tools and environments within 3D CVEs ..................... 24
3.2.3 Support for learning communities in 3D CVEs ............................. 25
3.3 Research Design ..................................................................................................... 26
3.4 Research process ................................................................................................... 29
3.4.1 Studies on the collaborative work on 3D content ....................... 31
3.4.2 Studies on the design of tools and environments in 3D CVEs 32
3.4.3 Studies on the support for learning communities in 3D CVEs 34
4 Results.................................................................................................. 37
4.1 Primary papers ....................................................................................................... 37
4.1.1 Paper 1 ......................................................................................................... 39
4.1.2 Paper 2 ......................................................................................................... 40
4.1.3 Paper 3 ......................................................................................................... 41
4.1.4 Paper 4 ......................................................................................................... 42
4.1.5 Paper 5 ......................................................................................................... 43
4.1.6 Paper 6 ......................................................................................................... 44
4.1.7 Paper 7 ......................................................................................................... 45
4.1.8 Paper 8 ......................................................................................................... 46
4.1.9 Paper 9 ......................................................................................................... 47
4.2 Secondary papers .................................................................................................. 48
4.3 Relations between papers and research topics ......................................... 50
5 Evaluation ........................................................................................... 53
5.1 Evaluation of research questions and contributions ............................... 53
5.1.1 Typology of 3D Content and Visualization Means ....................... 53
5.1.2 Methodology for learning with educational visualizations in
3D CVEs ........................................................................................................ 54
5.1.3 Creative Virtual Workshop framework ........................................... 55
5.1.4 Guidelines for designing virtual campuses and educational
virtual cities ................................................................................................ 55
5.1.5 Virtual Research Arena framework .................................................. 56
5.1.6 ‘Universcity’ framework ........................................................................ 57
5.2 Validity discussion ................................................................................................ 57
5.2.1 Construct Validity .................................................................................... 57
5.2.2 Internal Validity ........................................................................................ 58
5.2.3 External Validity ....................................................................................... 59
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