Scenarios in virtual learning environments for one-to-one communication skills training

Raja Lala, Johan Jeuring, Jordy~van Dortmont, Marcell~van Geest

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    Abstract

    A scenario is a description of a series of interactions between
    a player and a virtual character for one-to-one communication skills
    training, where at each step the player is faced with a choice between
    statements. In this paper, we analyse the characteristics of scenarios and
    provide a classification to represent such scenarios. The analysis is performed
    through a literature review and by comparing virtual learning
    environments for scenario based training. Using this analysis we specify
    requirements for describing communication scenarios related to their:
    structure (linear, branching, interleaving), properties (static information
    stored per scenario like situation, background, which virtual character to
    show), and parameters (characteristics of a scenario that can be modified
    per statement like a score on a learning goal and an emotional e↵ect in
    a virtual character). We define a schema for representing such communication
    scenarios and present an authoring tool to create a scenario.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationUtrecht
    PublisherUU BETA ICS Departement Informatica
    Number of pages19
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2017

    Publication series

    NameTechnical Report Series
    PublisherUU Beta ICS Departement Informatica
    No.UU-CS-2017-005
    ISSN (Print)0924-3275

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