It is Time to Tweak eLearning

Mike shows us an interesting way of making exercising more fun and interactive. He created a bike that communicates to Google Earth by using the Sun SPOT device created by Sun Microsystems.

So, schools and companies always have a problem called “budget”, right?
An interactive whiteboard (fo which the most famous representatives are perhaps Smartboard and the Promethean Board) can cost thousands of dollars.
Well, Johnny Lee has been doing some research on using the fairly innexpensive Wiimote (the remote for the game console Nintendo Wii) and an interactive pen as input devices to turn any projected screen into a an interactive whiteboard-like experience.

NOW we can have immersive experiences that involve our body movements in MUVEs.

This was something experienced mostly by Nintendo Wii users when playing boxing and dodging a punch. Well, Linden Labs has been doing some research on the use of 3D cameras that allow you to control your avatar throught body movements, no keyboards, no mouse.

Imagine what this can bring to educational experiences: