Share Paper: A digital theater for drama based learning in the classroom

  1. Sung-en Chen, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Central University, Taiwan, Taiwan
  2. Yuan-Fu Lou, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Central University, Taiwan, Taiwan
  3. Wei-Yi Wu, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Central University, Taiwan, Taiwan
  4. Yu-Fang Liu, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Central University, Taiwan, Taiwan
  5. Gwo-dong Chen, Department of Computer Science and Information EngineeringNational Central University, Taiwan, Taiwan
Tuesday, June 26 4:45 PM-5:15 PM Jordaan 1

Abstract: We introduce a new style of learning environment Digital Theater by using simple AR, VR and body motion capturing technologies. The Digital Theater enable teachers apply drama based learning in a conventional classroom. The students learn by performing or designing drama based on the textbook or knowledge content. The digital theater is designed to make the students have sense of audience, sense of role playing, and sense of living in the scenario. Thus, the students are motivated to learn in order to perform drama well. In this paper, we describe the construction of Digital Theater, possible learning models of using ...