How cues of what can be done in a virtual world influence learning: An affordance perspective

• Published in: Information & management Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 197 - 206
• Main Authors: Goel, Lakshmi, Johnson, Norman A., Junglas, Iris, Ives, Blake
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.07.2013; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Affordance theory; Applied sciences; Artificial intelligence; Cognitive absorption; Collaboration; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; Context facilitation; Exact sciences and technology; General aspects; Learning satisfaction; Occupational training. Personnel. Work management; Organizational learning; Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry; Perceived learning; Social facilitation; Software; Studies; Task participation; Virtual communities; Virtual reality; Virtual worlds; Learning satisfaction; Task participation; Perceived learning; Virtual worlds; Cognitive absorption; Affordance theory; Context facilitation; Social facilitation; Facilitation; Groupware; Artefact; Distributed system; Computer animation; Virtual community; Modeling; Remote teaching; Cognitive theory; Virtual reality; Cognitive control

What we know about learning outcomes for collaborative tasks in virtual environments is a confusing set of results. Many organizations have been hesitant about their use of virtual environments for this reason. Virtual worlds (VWs) have received attention as environments for learning, yet little is...