Second Life Physics : Virtual, Real or Surreal?

Authors

  • Renato P. dos Santos ULBRA - Brazilian Lutheran University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v2i1.383

Keywords:

Second Life, Physics, realism, hyper-real, surreal

Abstract

Science teaching detached itself from Reality and became restricted to the classrooms and textbooks with their abundance of standardized and repetitive exercises, while students keep their own alternative conceptions. Papert, displeased with this inefficient learning process, as early as 1980 championed physics microworlds, where students could experience a variety of laws of motion, from Aristotle to Newton and Einstein or even

Author Biography

Renato P. dos Santos, ULBRA - Brazilian Lutheran University

Associate Professor Ulbra's Master of Science in Teaching (MST) in Science and Mathematics Program

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Published

2009-03-06

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Section

Peer Reviewed Research Papers