Virtual Virginia 2013 ConferenceLet’s have Unity in the Classroom

January 29, 2013 8:30 pm ET

Dr. William Schmachtenberg and Matthew BrosinskiFranklin County High School,

Rocky Mount, VAContact us at: www.evwllc.co

What is Unity?

• Unity is a tool for constructing graphically rich 3d virtual environments using a mac or pc. These worlds can have landscapes based on actual elevation data or be completely imaginary.

• Once these virtual worlds are created they can be accessed by stand alone software on a mac or pc or loaded on a website and used with a web browser. All of the software we are showing today is available at: www.evwllc.co.

Who uses Unity?• NASA used it to construct a simulation of the

Rover Curiosity• http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/explore/curiosity/#29

0/446• Caltech has used it for data analysis• http://www.surf.caltech.edu/seminarday/Final

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• Harvard University used it for ecoMUVE

Why should we use Unity in the Classroom?

Virtual world software motivates students to learn and can raise test scores.

Students can master this program!

• Matthew Brosinski, is a freshman at Franklin County High School, and will now demonstate a review game he created in unity.

An example of student built Unity World

Create or play educational games in Unity

Displaying and obtaining data

• Virtual World Software can also provide team building activities and promote problem solving and inquiry based thinking in a safe environment.

Online presentations are possible

Please contact me for more information.

• Dr. William Schmachtenberg• william.schmachtenberg@frco.k12.va.us• All of the software is available at:• www.evwllc.co• Our next presentation will be on February 25,

2013 at VSTE in second life. Please join us.