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6 Conclusions and Future Work
This chapter summarizes the major implications of the conducted research,
presents a summary of contributions, and outlines the directions for future work.
6.1 Major conclusions
The main goal of this research was partly achieved as the scope was narrowed
down over time and specific research questions were set and answered. In
consequence of the multidisciplinary nature of this research, many additional
topics and parts of the context needed to be considered. Dealing with a
multidisciplinary challenge, presented work provides a holistic approach that
combines technological guidelines and social insights. The chosen approach
provided necessary flexibility for adapting to the current constantly changing
settings of the research work presented in this thesis.
The results of the presented research work can be used by teachers, researchers,
instructors, and technicians as a guideline for organizing educational activities
using collaborative work with 3D content in CVEs.
6.2 Summary of contributions
Collaborative work on 3D content is the major activity that was studied in this
research work. Two of the contributions (C1 and C2) describe the way of applying
it in educational settings.
C1: Typology of 3D Content and Visualization Means
This framework is empirically based and suggests a way for describing,
analyzing, and evaluating educational visualizations in 3D CVEs. It was
observed that the use of the framework benefits the organization and
management of the studied educational activities. In addition, it helps
students by identifying advantages and limitations of the 3D CVE
technology and applying this knowledge in their project work.
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