About the simulation

Observation is a software simulation which can be used to support observations made by pedagogical practitioners.

Observation combines game-oriented technology: 3D graphics; animation; physics; and classical game artificial intelligence.

In Observation, the well-documented stages of blockplay have been used to represent the physical play of characters, and social play stages and egocentrism define their behaviour. Their well-being can be monitored and influenced by the observer.

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Publications

Albin-Clark, A., Howard, T.L.J., Anderson, B. Simulating Characters for Observation. In Proceedings of Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (Rome, Italy, Feb 24-26, 2012), Accepted for publication.

Albin-Clark, A., Howard, T.L.J., Anderson, B. Real-time Computer Graphics Simulation of Blockplay in Early Childhood. Computers & Education, Vol. 57, No. 4. (Dec 2011), pp. 2496-2504. DOI.

Albin-Clark, A., Howard, T.L.J., Anderson, B. Visualisation of Blockplay in Early Childhood. In Proceedings of Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics (Warwick, Sep 7-9, 2011), pp. 53-60. DOI.