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A net class was viewed 500,000 times, what level? Moreover, the teaching is still a lifelong enemy of many people: mathematics.
Behind these viewings, there is indeed something special-the location of the class.
I saw that in a dilapidated balcony, several markers and a piece of rubber were scattered on the window sill. A mathematics teacher was writing a blackboard on the glass of the balcony:
In the distance outside the window, in addition to the old buildings, there are huge objects of honey juice floating, and a thick sci-fi eschatological atmosphere is coming:
Then the “friendly” neighbor of his family suddenly appeared, driving a giant mechanical body:
What happened? Has the foreign epidemic been transformed into an alien invasion?
Of course, this scene does not come from the real world, it comes from a VR first-person shooter: “Half Life: Alix”.
The game is usually translated as “Half-Life: Alix” and is a sequel to the classic shooting game. However, the protagonist of this article has played it as a network math class.
At first, I thought I was teaching how to use math to give an acceleration to my wrist, and finally throwing out the gun fight technique, how can I know that they are really learning math.
The specific situation is like this.
The brother who teaches “Half-Life” is named Charles Coomber and is a middle school teacher in California.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, California began to suspend work, people began to go home for isolation, and teachers were no exception. But at the same time they were asked to bring home computers and other equipment to prepare for the next online class.
(using VR equipment in school)
But about the same time, the highly anticipated VR game “Half Life: Alix” was released. Charles Coomber is not only an iron fan of the “Half-Life” series, but he is also a VR enthusiast. For him, it was double happiness.
So he had to face a problem. Although this sequel had been waiting too long and he really wanted to play, he needed to take classes. How should he decide between the two?
The solution is obvious: Why not just take classes in the game?
The gameplay of “Half Life: Alix” actually meets some of the requirements of the online class.
At present, this game has received rave reviews on Steam, and IGN gave a full score evaluation. Most players think that this game will open up the era again. It has a strong sense of immersion, and most of the items in the game can be touched and interacted with. .
Like adjusting the radio:
Pull and pull the debris, find the bullet, and then load it, the action flow is like reality:
There are even players who play the piano in the game:
Under this kind of game conditions, it happens that there are ready-made markers in the game, glass can be used as a blackboard smear, and various conditions combine to form a suitable teaching environment.
Charles Coomber opened the road to mathematics online on the balcony of a different world.
So, how does the teacher behave in this particular classroom? The answer is to make hundreds of thousands of people listen with relish.
Charles Coomber started with a hello, then shook his hand and introduced it jokingly:This video was recorded at my house.
What are you cheating …
But the story background of “Half Life: Alix” is indeed very close to the current epidemic. The aliens in the story banned the human circle at home, but in reality, the coronavirus, whether virtual or In reality, humans are in isolation.
He also vomited by the way the passers-by who ran out, some people are not so obedient.
Then the class begins.
This class is about the understanding and application of mathematical terms such as complementary angle and supplementary angle:
The blackboard can use different color markers to distinguish the content:
Except that the camera is shaky, it is not much different from the normal blackboard writing:
Despite the difficulty of writing with VR equipment, it has also been highly praised by the audience:
The writing can be erased with a blackboard eraser, much like a real classroom:
Charles Coomber finally threw away the blackboard eraser and directly rubbed it with his finger, the smearing effect is also good:
He also went outside and picked up a wooden board, as a teaching tool, to draw the angle:
At the end, he started to introduce his house:
Feed your pet:
There is also a white board in the room, it seems that the next class can be done directly here:
Charles Coomber ’s online lesson video quickly became popular on the Internet, and it ’s not just students who like to watch it. The following netizen vomited, unknowingly, he learned math again:
Some people say that his wife is also a math teacher. After reading it, she has decided to buy a VR device. :
Obviously, Charles Coomber’s VR teaching attempt was very successful. Inspired, he began to dig more virtual reality teaching applications. He also talked about the Pythagorean theorem in VR software. This time, he has a higher degree of freedom, and the blackboard can be smeared by himself:
But further, it should be the application of the VR social game Rec Room.
In this game, players can customize the shape, and then participate in a variety of social activities, such as playing ball, eating chicken together, etc.:
Charles Coomber simply built the classroom in the game.
The environment and interactive experience here must be closer to the real world. The teacher no longer has only hands, but has a specific shape:
There is room for activity exploration:
The teaching tools are also more diverse and convenient:
Real-life blackboard writing can also be projected into this virtual room:
Not only real, but also sci-fi.
Compared to Half-Life or other software, Rec Room is obviously closer to the virtual classroom, plus the previous introduction of Kakumaru Students themselves hold graduation ceremonies in Minecraft , these ideas may also be exploring a new way of teaching.
Of course, mobile internet courses can’t cover all students today. Although VR classrooms have the prototype of future classrooms, it is too early to say that times have changed.
However, more and more teachers are trying this teaching method.
At present, under the influence of Charles Coomber, teachers in many other countries have also begun to use “Half Life: Alix” to teach online courses. For example, the university teacher of the fighting nation looks at the screen and he seems to be broadcasting live.
This is good, The teachers not only started to be anchors, but also made a game anchor:
How to say, many students have only one idea after reading:
(The picture materials in the text are all from the Internet, only for learning and communication)
Reference materials:
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/half-life-alyx-vr-math-class-whiteboard-coronavirus-lockdown
https://thenextweb.com/shareables/2020/03/26/half-life-alyx-math-teacher-vr/