into the twilight zone innovations for education

Technology, Colleges and Community

(TCC) Worldwide Online Conference

April 13, 2011

Dr. Cynthia Calongne

Colorado Technical University

CTU Doctoral Researchers

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Shane C. Archiquette

Leonard T. Bisson, Jr.

Quiana Bradshaw

Paul Derby

Ricky L. Keeling

Josue E. Martinez

Edward D. Lavieri, Jr.

Erven F. McGinnes III

Mark Shaffer

Paul Tomaso

Into the Twilight Zone

Innovations for Education, Virtual Worlds and Emerging Media

The Twilight Zone: The Changing of the Guard

The story of an educator who learns that his decades of teaching were inspirational, as demonstrated by the ghosts of his students

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN5hkdcEHpA

The Authorsin EM830 at CTU

Virtual Economics

and Business

Fall 2010

Innovation Topics

Artificial Intelligence in Synthetic Knowledge Management

Virtualized Musical Instruments

Holographic Weather Analysis

Virtual Language World

Augmented Social Reality Gaming

Game-Based Educational Simulations

Web Browser Technology

VoiceText

Virtual World Education Grid

Image based on LCARS (Rodenberry, 2005) and original three19 artwork.

Synthetic Knowledge Management System (SKMS)

SKMS Loading Screen

Artificial Intelligence-based

(Synthetic) interface to a robust

Knowledge Management System

(KMS).

Innovative software solution to

common business intelligence and

information management needs.

• Audible interface tailored to user’s language and language level

• Voice recognition eliminating the need for physical input devices

• Interface tied to business databases, transaction logs, inventory systems, etc.

Key Features

Edward D. Lavieri, Jr., author

Synthetic Knowledge Mgt System

Image by Edward D. Lavieri, Jr.

Image adapted from LCARS (Forge Designs, 2005) and original three19 artwork.

Synthetic Knowledge Management Operations Monitor

SKMS Operations Monitor

• What is our lowest revenue generating product in the northwest region?

• What is the most ideal location in Colorado Springs for one of our hotel chains?

• Which of our 319 retail stores should we market test our new widget in?

• Compare our current suppliers to other vendors - report on potential ROI changes.

Sample Voice Queries

Decision Enabler

Innovative Interface

Intelligent Query System

Intuitive Business Intelligence

Holographic Weather Analysis

Erven F. McGinnes III, author

Holographic Weather Projection

The Uplay Concept:

Make and Play Your Own Instrument

The advancement of flexible touch screen technologies just

expanded the possibilities in the realm of music…

And the possibilities are endless…

Design

•Hybrid instruments

•How you play them

•How they look

•Save instrument templates

Radical Ideas

•Network via the Internet with your

orchestra

•Learn & teach music in a new way

•Unleash your imagination!

Josue E. Martinez, author

Web Browser XDP Project

Image adapted by Mark Shaffer

The Problem:

Currently, web browsers are single-threaded, stateless

environment for client development in JavaScript. Logic

takes time to implement, resulting in this error:

Web Browser Threading

If you implement tasks within a browser that take a long time to

process, you block the single thread of the browser.

Solution for Web browser development and the ECMAScript:

The use of a simple threading function to permit complex tasks

to run in the background without affecting the browser’s thread.

It favors simplicity over parallel processing and synchronization

logic and supports a 10-million loop process efficiently.

Mark Shaffer, author

VoiceText

Voice commands and interaction for mobile devices for

hands free use while driving and text messaging

Shane Archiquette, author

Photo from the NMC Horizon Report 2011 video

Virtual Education Grid and Economics

EM830 Virtual Economics and Business project, Paul Tomaso, author

Game-Based Simulation Technology

Similar to the Sims and 3D educational storytelling

and game design tools, like Alice from Carnegie Mellon’s Alice.org

Quiana Bradshaw, author

Photo from the NMC Horizon Report 2011 video

Augmented Social Reality Gaming

ASR Applications links social media and the real world through smart phone

applications

ASR Assassin, a team-based game like laser tag

Concept: cooperative work to track and tag the opposition in the real world

with direct line of sight

Phase 1: Integration with Facebook – app installed and user discoverable

Phase 2: Integration with social media platforms

Later phases: video feed integration with Facebook

Leonard T. Bisson, Jr., author

Research in Mobile Augmented Reality

First live interactive television quiz

using augmented realityhttp://newsletter.metaio.com/index.php?id=1283

junaio - an augmented reality

browser

for mobile use by metaiohttp://www.junaio.com

Virtual Language World

Ricky L. Keeling, author

Social Marketing and Virtual Education Resources

Paul Derby, author

Summary of Innovations

Mobile and Web Solutions

artificial intelligence in knowledge

management systems

virtualized musical instruments

augmented social reality gaming

hands-free text messages

Web browser technology innovation

Virtual Reality Solutions

research in holographic weather

projection and analysis

virtual world education grid

virtual language world

game-based educational simulations

virtual world education resources

Real World Challenges for Learning

Challenge-Based Learning - Jamie & Adam Challenge You - video http://ali.apple.com/cbl/

Simulation Design

Mars Geothermal Game

Collaboration and Learning

Game Simulation Research

For more information:

Cynthia Calongne

Lyr Lobo in Second Life

Colorado Technical University

calongne@pcisys.net

http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/

http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations

CTU Doctoral Researchers

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Shane C. Archiquette

Leonard T. Bisson, Jr.

Quiana Bradshaw

Paul Derby

Ricky L. Keeling

Josue E. Martinez

Edward D. Lavieri, Jr.

Erven F. McGinnes III

Mark Shaffer

Paul Tomaso