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.MuiGrid-spacing-xs-9 > .MuiGrid-item { padding: 2.25rem; } .MuiGrid-spacing-xs-10 { width: calc(100% + 5rem); margin: -2.5rem; } .MuiGrid-spacing-xs-10 > .MuiGrid-item { padding: 2.5rem; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-auto { flex-grow: 0; max-width: none; flex-basis: auto; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-true { flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 0; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-1 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 8.333333%; flex-basis: 8.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-2 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 16.666667%; flex-basis: 16.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-3 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 25%; flex-basis: 25%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-4 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 33.333333%; flex-basis: 33.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-5 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 41.666667%; flex-basis: 41.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-6 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 50%; flex-basis: 50%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-7 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 58.333333%; flex-basis: 58.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-8 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 66.666667%; flex-basis: 66.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-9 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 75%; flex-basis: 75%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-10 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 83.333333%; flex-basis: 83.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-11 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 91.666667%; flex-basis: 91.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 100%; } @media (min-width:600px) { .MuiGrid-grid-sm-auto { flex-grow: 0; max-width: none; flex-basis: auto; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-true { flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 0; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-1 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 8.333333%; flex-basis: 8.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-2 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 16.666667%; flex-basis: 16.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-3 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 25%; flex-basis: 25%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-4 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 33.333333%; flex-basis: 33.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-5 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 41.666667%; flex-basis: 41.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-6 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 50%; flex-basis: 50%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-7 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 58.333333%; flex-basis: 58.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-8 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 66.666667%; flex-basis: 66.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-9 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 75%; flex-basis: 75%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-10 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 83.333333%; flex-basis: 83.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-11 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 91.666667%; flex-basis: 91.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-sm-12 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 100%; } } @media (min-width:960px) { .MuiGrid-grid-md-auto { flex-grow: 0; max-width: none; flex-basis: auto; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-true { flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 0; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-1 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 8.333333%; flex-basis: 8.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-2 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 16.666667%; flex-basis: 16.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-3 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 25%; flex-basis: 25%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-4 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 33.333333%; flex-basis: 33.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-5 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 41.666667%; flex-basis: 41.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-6 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 50%; flex-basis: 50%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-7 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 58.333333%; flex-basis: 58.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-8 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 66.666667%; flex-basis: 66.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-9 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 75%; flex-basis: 75%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-10 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 83.333333%; flex-basis: 83.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-11 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 91.666667%; flex-basis: 91.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-md-12 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 100%; } } @media (min-width:1280px) { .MuiGrid-grid-lg-auto { flex-grow: 0; max-width: none; flex-basis: auto; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-true { flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 0; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-1 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 8.333333%; flex-basis: 8.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-2 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 16.666667%; flex-basis: 16.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-3 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 25%; flex-basis: 25%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-4 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 33.333333%; flex-basis: 33.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-5 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 41.666667%; flex-basis: 41.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-6 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 50%; flex-basis: 50%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-7 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 58.333333%; flex-basis: 58.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-8 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 66.666667%; flex-basis: 66.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-9 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 75%; flex-basis: 75%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-10 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 83.333333%; flex-basis: 83.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-11 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 91.666667%; flex-basis: 91.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-lg-12 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 100%; } } @media (min-width:1920px) { .MuiGrid-grid-xl-auto { flex-grow: 0; max-width: none; flex-basis: auto; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-true { flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 0; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-1 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 8.333333%; flex-basis: 8.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-2 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 16.666667%; flex-basis: 16.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-3 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 25%; flex-basis: 25%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-4 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 33.333333%; flex-basis: 33.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-5 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 41.666667%; flex-basis: 41.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-6 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 50%; flex-basis: 50%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-7 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 58.333333%; flex-basis: 58.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-8 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 66.666667%; flex-basis: 66.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-9 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 75%; flex-basis: 75%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-10 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 83.333333%; flex-basis: 83.333333%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-11 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 91.666667%; flex-basis: 91.666667%; } .MuiGrid-grid-xl-12 { flex-grow: 0; max-width: 100%; flex-basis: 100%; } } .jss2 { color: #fff; z-index: 1300; position: relative; padding-top: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 1.5rem; background-color: #0d224c; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss3 { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss3 { flex-shrink: 0; } } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss4 { margin-top: 1.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss5 { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss6 { margin-right: 1.5rem; } } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss7 { margin-top: 1.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; margin-right: 1rem; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss7 { margin-right: 1.5rem; } } .jss8 { margin-top: 1rem; } .jss1 { clip: rect(0 0 0 0); color: #000; width: 1px; height: 1px; display: block; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; clip-path: inset(50%); padding-top: 0.5rem; white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; text-decoration: unset; background-color: #fd6; } .jss1:focus { clip: unset; width: unset; height: unset; outline: .25rem solid transparent; overflow: unset; position: unset; clip-path: unset; white-space: unset; } .jss35 > * { box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto; } .jss36 { padding-top: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 2.5rem; } .jss37 { padding-top: 2.5rem; padding-bottom: 2.5rem; } .jss38 { padding-top: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 2.5rem; } .jss39 { color: #fff; } .jss40 { background-color: #4c4c4c; } .jss41 { background-color: #404040; } .jss42 { background-color: #333; } .jss43 { display: inline; } .jss44:link { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; } .jss44:visited { color: #fff; } .jss44:focus { color: #000; outline: .25rem solid transparent; box-shadow: 0 .25rem 0 0 #fd6, 0 -.25rem 0 0 #fd6; text-decoration: none; background-color: #fd6; } .jss44:hover { color: #d9d9d9; transition: color .2s ease; text-decoration: underline; } .jss44:focus:hover { color: #000; outline: .25rem solid transparent; box-shadow: 0 .25rem 0 0 #fd6, 0 -.25rem 0 0 #fd6; text-decoration: none; background-color: #fd6; } .jss44:active { color: #fff; } .jss44:focus:active { color: #fff; outline: none; box-shadow: none; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent; } .jss45 { margin: 0; display: inline; padding: 0; list-style: none; } .jss46 { display: inline-block; font-size: .875rem; margin-top: 1rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.428571428571429rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss46 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss46 strong { font-weight: bolder; } .jss46:not(:last-child) { margin-right: 1rem; } .jss47::before { content: ">"; margin-right: 1rem; } .jss48 { width: calc(100% + 1.5rem); margin-left: -0.75rem; margin-right: -0.75rem; } .jss48 .MuiGrid-item { padding-left: 0.75rem; padding-right: 0.75rem; } @media (max-width:959.95px) { .jss48 { width: calc(100% + 1rem); margin-left: -0.5rem; margin-right: -0.5rem; } .jss48 .MuiGrid-item { padding-left: 0.5rem; padding-right: 0.5rem; } } .jss49 { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; } .jss50 { font-size: .875rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.428571428571429rem; padding-top: 1rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss50 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss50 strong { font-weight: bolder; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss50 { border-top: .0625rem solid #707070; padding-top: 1.5rem; } } .jss51 { list-style: none; margin-top: 1.5rem; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss52 { margin-top: 3rem; } } .jss53 { font-size: 1rem; font-family: "Roboto", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } @media (min-width:960px) { .jss53 { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 2rem; } } .jss53 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss53 strong { font-weight: bolder; } .jss54 { font-size: .875rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.428571428571429rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss54 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss54 strong { font-weight: bolder; } .jss54:not(:first-child) { margin-top: 1rem; } .jss55 { margin-right: 0.5rem; } .jss56 { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; list-style: none; margin-top: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } .jss57 { margin-bottom: 0; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss57 { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; } } .jss58 { font-size: .875rem; margin-top: 1rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.428571428571429rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss58 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss58 strong { font-weight: bolder; } .jss58:not(:last-child) { margin-right: 1.5rem; } .jss59 { font-size: .875rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.428571428571429rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss59 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss59 strong { font-weight: bolder; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss59 { border-top: .0625rem solid #707070; } } .jss60:link { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; } .jss60:visited { color: #d9d9d9; } .jss60:focus { color: #000; outline: .25rem solid transparent; box-shadow: 0 .25rem 0 0 #fd6, 0 -.25rem 0 0 #fd6; text-decoration: none; background-color: #fd6; } .jss60:hover { color: #d9d9d9; transition: color .2s ease; text-decoration: underline; } .jss60:focus:hover { color: #000; outline: .25rem solid transparent; box-shadow: 0 .25rem 0 0 #fd6, 0 -.25rem 0 0 #fd6; text-decoration: none; background-color: #fd6; } .jss60:active { color: #fff; } .jss60:focus:active { color: #fff; outline: none; box-shadow: none; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent; } .jss9 { z-index: 1100; position: relative; } .jss10 { color: #666; background-color: #fff; } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss10 { padding-top: 0.5rem; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; } } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss11::before { content: ''; display: table; } .jss11::after { clear: both; content: ''; display: table; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss11 { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; } } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss12 { float: left; } } .jss13 { display: flex; } .jss14 { line-height: 0; } .jss15 { margin-left: 16px; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss15 { margin-top: 1rem; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss15 { margin-top: .625rem; } } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss16 { font-size: 1rem; font-family: "Roboto", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss16 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss16 strong { font-weight: bolder; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss16 { font-size: 1.25rem; font-family: "Roboto", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 2rem; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss16 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss16 strong { font-weight: bolder; } } .jss17 { margin-right: 3px; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss18 { clip: rect(0 0 0 0); width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss18 { font-size: 1.25rem; font-family: "Roboto", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 2rem; margin-left: 3px; letter-spacing: unset; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .jss18 b { font-weight: bolder; } .jss18 strong { font-weight: bolder; } } .jss19 { clip: rect(0 0 0 0); width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; } .jss20:link { color: #666; text-decoration: unset; } .jss20:visited { color: #666; } .jss20:focus { color: #000; outline: .25rem solid transparent; box-shadow: 0 .25rem 0 0 #fd6, 0 -.25rem 0 0 #fd6; text-decoration: none; background-color: #fd6; } .jss20:focus:not(:focus-visible) { outline: .25rem solid transparent; box-shadow: unset; text-decoration: underline; background-color: unset; } .jss20:hover { color: #004777; text-decoration: underline; } .jss20:active { color: #000; text-decoration: underline; } @media (hover: none) { .jss20:hover { color: #666; } } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss21 { width: 2.5rem; height: 2.5rem; } } @media (min-width:600px) { .jss21 { width: 3.25rem; height: 3.25rem; } } .jss22 { display: inline-block; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss22 { margin-top: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; } } .jss22:focus { outline: .25rem solid #fd6; } .jss22:focus:not(:focus-visible) { outline: none; } .jss22:hover { opacity: 0.7; } .jss22:active { opacity: 1; } @media (hover: none) { .jss22:hover { opacity: 1; } } .jss23 { margin-left: 8px; } @media (max-width:599.95px) { .jss23 { float: right; margin-top: .625rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; } } .jss26 { display: flex; position: relative; align-items: center; margin-left: auto; } @media (max-width: 757px) { .jss26 { top: 100%; right: 0; display: none; padding: 1.8rem; position: absolute; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; box-shadow: 0px 5px 4px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%); -moz-box-shadow: 0px 5px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); background-color: #fff; -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 5px 4px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%); } } @media (max-width: 400px) { .jss26 { left: 0; } } @media (max-width: 757px) { .jss26.visible { display: block; } } .jss27 { color: #666; display: block; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: unset; } .jss27:hover { color: #004777; text-decoration: underline; } .jss27:focus { color: #000; outline: transparent solid 0.25rem; box-shadow: rgb(255 221 102) 0px 0.25rem 0px 0px, rgb(255 221 102) 0px -0.25rem 0px 0px; text-decoration: none; background-color: rgb(255, 221, 102); } .jss28 { top: 100%; right: 0; width: 600px; display: none; padding: 20px 30px; position: absolute; border-top: 2px solid #00557f; box-shadow: 0px 5px 4px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%); text-align: center; -moz-box-shadow: 0px 5px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); background-color: #fff; 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focus:active:prose-a:underline focus:active:prose-a:bg-transparent focus:active:prose-a:shadow-none | prose-strong:prose-a:text-jiscBahamaBlue | prose-strong:visited:prose-a:text-jiscPurple | prose-strong:focus:prose-a:text-jiscBlack | prose-strong:hover:prose-a:text-jiscRegalBlue | prose-strong:active:prose-a:text-jiscBlack || prose-blockquote:border-l-jiscAlto || marker:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-blockquote:text-jiscDoveGrey | prose-headings:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-li:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-ol:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-p:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-strong:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-table:text-jiscMineShaft | prose-ul:text-jiscMineShaft | | |"><p data-block-key="gkter">A major use-case for immersive technologies in education will involve the use of virtual worlds. Such worlds are synonymous with social interaction, as users (personified in avatar form) are free to move, communicate and collaborate in seemingly natural but potentially magical ways.</p><p data-block-key="4pma2">But what are the experiences of students as avatars in virtual worlds? Does being an avatar lead to positive or negative outcomes?</p><p data-block-key="82jju">Attendees at <a href="/web/20240227050729/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/digifest/">Digifest</a> will be treated to a glimpse into a potential future where staff engage with students as avatars in fantastical and engaging virtual worlds when Gary Burnett, professor of digital creativity at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240227050729/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/">Loughborough University,</a> shares insights gained from teaching almost 300 university students about virtual reality (VR) - predominantly from within VR.</p><p data-block-key="7as0v">Motivated by the awareness that students must be prepared for an emerging world in which digital work and leisure lives increasingly involve immersive 3D media experienced as an avatar in the first-person, Gary has been investigating the role of emerging metaverse-related technologies in traditional university teaching.</p><p data-block-key="f1gm8">His talk at Digifest will focus on his observations of the positive (and negative) experiences of his students as avatars across a semester, exploring key themes of identity, anonymity, interaction, usability and accessibility.</p><p data-block-key="55nt">Ultimately, he says, his aim will be to provoke the audience with a radical departure from the re-established post-COVID norm for academic teaching.</p><p data-block-key="ant1r"></p><img alt="Professor Gary wears a VR headset while teaching a lecture. Behind him is a screen where he appears as a VR avatar." class="richtext-image full-width" height="400" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240227050729im_/https://jisc-ac-uk-static-assets-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/images/virtual-reality-lecture-professor-gary.width-800.jpg" width="800"/><p data-block-key="e32ue"></p><h2 id="avatars:-virtual-substitutes-in-a-digital-world-413l3" data-block-key="413l3">Avatars: virtual substitutes in a digital world</h2><p data-block-key="raf8">Technologies such as virtual, augmented, extended and mixed reality present a new way to educate and socially engage students in exciting and creative ways.</p><p data-block-key="dskbh">Drawing on gaming conventions that will be familiar to most learners, users are represented by avatars which serve as substitutes for them in a virtual environment. In theory, these avatars can facilitate mediated interactions with others by allowing users to communicate in different and potentially more engaging ways.</p><p data-block-key="27ccj">However, little is known about how students make use of avatars (especially over an extended period) and the subsequent impact on learning experiences. Gary wanted to find out whether immersing students in physically and psychologically safe spaces really does heighten their agency to imagine the impossible.</p><h2 id="the-advantages-–-and-disadvantages-–-of-avatars-d5la0" data-block-key="d5la0">The advantages – and disadvantages – of avatars</h2><p data-block-key="c52go">For the last three years, Gary has been leading a module conducted within a persistent virtual world, where students predominantly interact with each other and with teaching staff in avatar form. Observation data including 60 hours of video recordings of virtual world seminars, as well as student surveys and interviews, shows that the experience of learning on this module was extremely positive.</p><p data-block-key="25njp">Students found there were many advantages to being an avatar, including the ability to express oneself in original and engaging ways, and increased confidence to speak up in class. They also appreciated the ability to move more freely within the virtual environment, which they felt was less restricted by social norms and reduced the focus on actual physical appearance.</p><p data-block-key="6319t">Disadvantages, however, were also apparent, including the distracting nature of certain avatars, usability challenges in designing an avatar, and a lack of sense of self.</p><p data-block-key="fft0b"></p><img alt="Students as avatars in a VR world" class="richtext-image full-width" height="400" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240227050729im_/https://jisc-ac-uk-static-assets-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/images/student-vr-avatars.width-800.jpg" width="800"/><p data-block-key="9ofps"></p><h2 id="next-steps-for-avatars-in-education-5fv90" data-block-key="5fv90">Next steps for avatars in education</h2><p data-block-key="d8eog">Having designed and built several fantastical virtual teaching worlds and acquired valuable expertise in how such novel learning spaces can successfully be used in university contexts, Gary now proposes an initial design framework for the use of avatars in tertiary education.</p><p data-block-key="bejij">He has also been invited to join a new Jisc steering committee focused on the role of extended reality technologies within the sector.</p><h2 id="find-out-more-6b3de" data-block-key="6b3de">Find out more</h2><p data-block-key="cd3tg"><a href="/web/20240227050729/https://www.jisc.ac.uk/digifest/booking-2024/">Register for Digifest 2024</a> to attend Gary's session on avatars and the skills students need for an increasingly immersive world.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article></main><footer aria-labelledby="site-footer" class="jss35"><div class="jss39 jss36 jss40"><div class="MuiContainer-root MuiContainer-maxWidthMd"><div class="MuiGrid-root jss48 MuiGrid-container"><div class="MuiGrid-root jss49 MuiGrid-item MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 MuiGrid-grid-sm-9"><h2 class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-srOnly" 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Such worlds are synonymous with social interaction, as users (personified in avatar form) are free to move, communicate and collaborate in seemingly natural but potentially magical ways.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"4pma2\"\u003eBut what are the experiences of students as avatars in virtual worlds? Does being an avatar lead to positive or negative outcomes?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"82jju\"\u003eAttendees at \u003ca href=\"/digifest/\"\u003eDigifest\u003c/a\u003e will be treated to a glimpse into a potential future where staff engage with students as avatars in fantastical and engaging virtual worlds when Gary Burnett, professor of digital creativity at \u003ca href=\"https://www.lboro.ac.uk/\"\u003eLoughborough University,\u003c/a\u003e shares insights gained from teaching almost 300 university students about virtual reality (VR) - predominantly from within VR.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"7as0v\"\u003eMotivated by the awareness that students must be prepared for an emerging world in which digital work and leisure lives increasingly involve immersive 3D media experienced as an avatar in the first-person, Gary has been investigating the role of emerging metaverse-related technologies in traditional university teaching.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"f1gm8\"\u003eHis talk at Digifest will focus on his observations of the positive (and negative) experiences of his students as avatars across a semester, exploring key themes of identity, anonymity, interaction, usability and accessibility.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"55nt\"\u003eUltimately, he says, his aim will be to provoke the audience with a radical departure from the re-established post-COVID norm for academic teaching.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"ant1r\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Professor Gary wears a VR headset while teaching a lecture. Behind him is a screen where he appears as a VR avatar.\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" height=\"400\" src=\"https://jisc-ac-uk-static-assets-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/images/virtual-reality-lecture-professor-gary.width-800.jpg\" width=\"800\"\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"e32ue\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"avatars:-virtual-substitutes-in-a-digital-world-413l3\" data-block-key=\"413l3\"\u003eAvatars: virtual substitutes in a digital world\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"raf8\"\u003eTechnologies such as virtual, augmented, extended and mixed reality present a new way to educate and socially engage students in exciting and creative ways.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"dskbh\"\u003eDrawing on gaming conventions that will be familiar to most learners, users are represented by avatars which serve as substitutes for them in a virtual environment. In theory, these avatars can facilitate mediated interactions with others by allowing users to communicate in different and potentially more engaging ways.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"27ccj\"\u003eHowever, little is known about how students make use of avatars (especially over an extended period) and the subsequent impact on learning experiences. Gary wanted to find out whether immersing students in physically and psychologically safe spaces really does heighten their agency to imagine the impossible.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"the-advantages-–-and-disadvantages-–-of-avatars-d5la0\" data-block-key=\"d5la0\"\u003eThe advantages – and disadvantages – of avatars\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"c52go\"\u003eFor the last three years, Gary has been leading a module conducted within a persistent virtual world, where students predominantly interact with each other and with teaching staff in avatar form. Observation data including 60 hours of video recordings of virtual world seminars, as well as student surveys and interviews, shows that the experience of learning on this module was extremely positive.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"25njp\"\u003eStudents found there were many advantages to being an avatar, including the ability to express oneself in original and engaging ways, and increased confidence to speak up in class. They also appreciated the ability to move more freely within the virtual environment, which they felt was less restricted by social norms and reduced the focus on actual physical appearance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"6319t\"\u003eDisadvantages, however, were also apparent, including the distracting nature of certain avatars, usability challenges in designing an avatar, and a lack of sense of self.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"fft0b\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Students as avatars in a VR world\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" height=\"400\" src=\"https://jisc-ac-uk-static-assets-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/images/student-vr-avatars.width-800.jpg\" width=\"800\"\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"9ofps\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"next-steps-for-avatars-in-education-5fv90\" data-block-key=\"5fv90\"\u003eNext steps for avatars in education\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"d8eog\"\u003eHaving designed and built several fantastical virtual teaching worlds and acquired valuable expertise in how such novel learning spaces can successfully be used in university contexts, Gary now proposes an initial design framework for the use of avatars in tertiary education.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"bejij\"\u003eHe has also been invited to join a new Jisc steering committee focused on the role of extended reality technologies within the sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"find-out-more-6b3de\" data-block-key=\"6b3de\"\u003eFind out more\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp data-block-key=\"cd3tg\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/digifest/booking-2024/\"\u003eRegister for Digifest 2024\u003c/a\u003e to attend Gary\u0026#x27;s session on avatars and the skills students need for an increasingly immersive world.\u003c/p\u003e","id":"e53db29d-96c0-4fb2-a75d-f2e06b87df13"}],"secondary_page_type":"feature","summary":"Gary Burnett, professor of digital creativity at Loughborough University, will offer a thought-provoking alternative vision for the future of education at Digifest 2024.","redirect_url":""}},"__N_SSP":true},"page":"/[...path]","query":{"path":["news","all","are-avatars-the-answer-for-tertiary-education"]},"buildId":"62phW-AXuCLFFYt9M070l","isFallback":false,"isExperimentalCompile":false,"gssp":true,"scriptLoader":[]}</script></body></html>