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Title:
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DESIGNING EMPATHY: THE ROLE OF A CONTROL ROOM IN AN E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT |
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Author(s):
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Annie Gentes, Marie Cambone |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-71-7 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Design, empathy, semiotics, e-learning |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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270 |
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Last Page:
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278 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The article focuses on the challenge of designing an interface for a virtual class where being represented together contributes to the learning process, and explore the possibility of virtual empathy. Empathy is the cognitive ability that a person uses to project him/herself to share another persons viewpoint. How can we recreate this feeling of empathy through a delicate staging of location and interactions? First, how to organize the feeling of togetherness in a 3D environment without creating a feeling of distraction? How to see each other and the professor and her/his slides at the same time? How do we combine a wide shot of the scene with a close-up of the professor? How do we combine a general bird eye view of the class and its activities with a focus on a student asking a question? How can we see students from behind and from the front at the same time? How do organize the dialog between a professor and a student? |
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