Fad or Future? Exploring affordances of virtual worlds for music performance education
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Paper/Presentation Title | Fad or Future? Exploring affordances of virtual worlds for music performance education |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Hill, Matthew and Jacka, Lisa |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of Australian Society for Music Education's XIX National Conference |
Journal Citation | pp. 88-93 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | Australian Society for Music Education |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 9780980379235 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/INFORMIT.715396854036545 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.9780980379235 |
Conference/Event | Australian Society for Music Education's XIX National Conference |
Event Details | Australian Society for Music Education's XIX National Conference ASME XIX National Conference Proceedings of the 19th national conference of the Australian Society for Music Education Parent Australian Society for Music Education National Conference Delivery In person Event Date 29 Sep 2013 to end of 01 Oct 2013 Event Location Canberra, Australia Event Web Address (URL) |
Abstract | Virtual worlds have been utilised in a range of educational contexts and across sectors. Higher education institutions have been introducing virtual worlds as part of their courses nationally and internationally. Musical events in the virtual world Second Life constitute the majority of all activities in Second Life. A wide variety of live performance activities occur in SecondLife encompassing a wide range of musical genres, ensemble types, clubs, venues and virtual concert spaces. This paper reports on the results to date of a pilot study at a regional university in Australia where staff and students have been exploring the use of virtual worlds for live performance. The notion of affordance is used to frame the research. Different approaches to learning design around activities associated with music performance are considered in relation to how they match the affordances of virtual worlds. Initial results from the research suggest that although there is a high degree of student and staff engagement with the technology there is a fair degree of scepticism as to the longer-term benefits of the technology. Further experimentation with live performance, particularly around the technological setup required for live audio streaming, and research into the activities of experienced Second Life performers is recommended. |
Keywords | second life; virtual worlds; music education; higher education |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
360303. Music education | |
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Byline Affiliations | Southern Cross University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z7w14/fad-or-future-exploring-affordances-of-virtual-worlds-for-music-performance-education
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