"A portion of VROOM and its development will be devoted to children. Experiences will be developed by children and created for children to showcase the role of high-end visualization in K-12 mathematics and science education," she says. The CyberKids program will closely coordinate with the SIGGRAPH 94 SIGKids event.
Coco Conn, SIGKids chair in 1992 and 1993, and Zane Vella of the Four Oaks Foundation will be implementing CitySpace. "The project will use the city building as a metaphor for collaborative construction of content-specific areas," Brown says.
Prior to the conference, children were invited to develop VR experiences for four city buildings: "The Astronomer's Workshop," "The Fractal Theater," "The Music Shop," and "The Human Body Shop." They may also construct their own locations/buildings. A team of children and mentors will incorporate submissions into CitySpace at several workshops.
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