SOFTWARE FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES


             Associate Professor dr. Veronica Ştefan, veronica.stefan@ats.com.ro
                               Valahia University of Târgovişte


        Abstract: Over several million years, humans have learned from other humans, by
speech, action and observation. It can be strongly argued that this is hard-wired into our genes,
as the survival advantages of communication and learning from each other are obvious. In the
last few decades, a new and fundamentally different form of learning has emerged. The
successful electronic delivery of learning material is very hard, much harder than the traditional
method. It requires new forms of thought and a great deal of attention to detail such as colors
and sounds. Electronic delivery also requires a level of sensory stimulation, such as a
combination of visual and audio, which is consistent with traditional modes of learning. This
paper intend to prove that also the newest and advanced methods, as Web 3D and Virtual Reality
can be accessible for the economic sciences teaching, through a new friendly tools software and
interfaces. After briefly presenting the main Web3D technologies, we summarized the
pedagogical basis that motivate their exploitation in the context of education and highlighted
their interesting features. We outline the main positive results obtained in economic sciences
teaching so far, and point out some of the current and futures research directions.

    Keywords: Knowledge transfer, 3D Simulation, Web design, Web 3D,                   eLearning
applications
   JEL code: O33