Online Virtual Environments in Education

 

Glossary of Terms

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avatars - Virtual representation of an actual person.

 

SLURL - Tag used to locate a specific point on the Second Life grid.

 

virtual world - Immersive digital environment.

 

teleport - Moving from one virtual world to another or moving from one location within a virtual world to a different location.

 

pressence - The feeling of actually being inside a virtual world.

 

emocations - Gestures or key commands used to express emotion nonverbally.

 

bubble world - Type of virtual reality where a 360 degree environment is replicated through use of panoramic images. 

 

 

greifing - intentionally trying to harrass, annoy, or make things difficult for another avatar

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