What is CoSpaces EDU?
CoSpaces EDU is a kid and student-friendly virtual reality game that allows users to create their own world through virtual reality. The App can be accessed through computer desktop and tablet devices. CoSpaces allows for a 3D creation toolbox, a 3D physics engine, and scripted languages. These features are great for storytelling, virtual exhibition, and game design and coding. Students are able to demonstrate knowledge in engaging new ways through interacting in their virtual worlds with peers. A major benefit to CoSpaces is that is able to offer new ways for creative approaches for students. (Delightex GmbH, 2023)
How can it be used in the classroom to foster creativity?
CoSpaces is a great way to promote creativity within classrooms as it can encourage design creation, collaboration, and exploration. From the Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus, › plans and uses materials, tools, and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST3-2DP-T (Science & technology NESA, 2017), students’ creativity can be enhanced as relating to this dot point, as CoSpaces could be applied to a lesson. This could be through allowing students to collaborate together by bringing their ideas to life on CoSpaces as teamwork allows communication and problem-solving. Storytelling on CoSpaces is great for a need of opportunity as creating 3D environments adds new dimensions and experiences, making it more interactive and engaging.
CC Madeline Hulme (Video Example demonstrating tools and features of CoSpaces)
Pedagogical Reflections
Constructivism- CoSpaces allows students to witness and control their own experiences to understand why and how they have chosen their decisions through creating. This promotes interpretation through their levels of thinking (Huang & Liaw, 2018). CoSpaces also allows design-based thinking and learning as students have free creative control to make their ideas a reality online. This can be through making new characters or creatures that have been found through inspiration from class activities or topics. This could be from a film or novel that is focused on a certain subject.
CC Madeline Hulme – Images from Classroom
Limitations
Limitations involving CoSpaces EDU, is unfortunately that the full version of the game does come at a cost and there is only a certain amount of tools users can access through the free version of the game.
References
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) (2017). Science & Technology K-6. https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-areas/tas/science-and-technology-k-6-new-syllabus
Cospaces. (n.d.). Cospaces Edu. Make AR & VR in the classroom. , 2023, https://cospaces.io/edu/
Huang, H.-M., & Liaw, (2018). An analysis of learners’ intentions toward virtual reality. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323379331_An_Analysis_of_Learners'_Intentions_Toward_Virtual_Reality_Learning_Based_on_Constructivist_and_Technology_Acceptance_Approaches
CoSpaces Edu, May 2019, CoSpaces Edu - Make AR & VR in the classroom. Video YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUR9i60zLo8
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