When eShadow met ALICE nad the Akritans

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2. Overview What is eShadow Main goals Features of eShadow Technical aspects eShadow editor Activities using eShadow 3. What is eShadow Digital shadow theater application Inspired by Greek traditional shadow theater Combines tradition, education and intra-familycommunication 4. Main goals Adapt traditional shadow theater in modern times Preserve traditional art Collaborative learning experiences Children express and improve their creativity 5. Overview What is eShadow Main goals Features of eShadow Technical aspects eShadow editor Activities using eShadow 6. Features of eShadow (1/3) Digital shadow theater plays: Create Record Share Watch Export in video format Collaborative creation of plays Local and via internet Video chat for collaborative creation and watching of plays eShadow editor External tool for shadow theater puppets creation 7. Features of eShadow (2/3) Provide alternative methods for controlling thevirtual puppets Mouse Motion sensing controller Integrated physics engine Handles every movement of the shadow theater puppets The puppets movement is very realistic Very easy to use This can be verified by our evaluation 8. Features of eShadow (3/3) 9. Overview What is eShadow Main goals Features of eShadow Technical aspects eShadow editor Activities using eShadow 10. Technical aspects (1/3) Both desktop and web versions Online collaboration Cross-play (desktop and web versions) Users can create collaborative scenes Online collaborators awareness through tags 11. Technical aspects (2/3) Control model: Created an OSC (Open Sound Control) API Motion controllers use this API Support other devices that implement this API Puppet Physics: Automatic creation of physics for puppet parts Automatic creation of joints for puppet parts Add new figures easily 12. Technical aspects (3/3) Recording of plays: Real time recording of game is very demanding Recording by using XML is our solution: Defined an appropriate XML Schema Small file size for the recordings Replace figures on an existing recording Editing of recordings 13. Overview What is eShadow Main goals Features of eShadow Technical aspects eShadow editor Activities using eShadow 14. eShadow editor (1/2) Compose puppets Predefined parts Edit puppets Color puppets 15. eShadow editor (2/2) Change puppets shape Change facial characteristics Add items on puppets Export puppets for use in eShadow 16. Overview What is eShadow Main goals Features of eShadow Technical aspects Evaluation eShadow editor Activities using eShadow 17. eShadow activities summary Use of Digital Storytelling and Games Train teachers to use a digital storytelling tool Teachers can make related classes much more interesting and engaging for children Providing a new way for children to express their creativity and learn Children learn to use games in a safe way in the school environment 18. Use of eShadow in ALPPs 2 ALPPs in Greece used eShadow Play with Shadows implemented by Marios Christoulakis Creating a shadow play implemented by Andreas Pitsiladis 19. Use of eShadow in ALPPs Play with Shadows Implemented sessions: |2 with the EcoFans group of Hellenic American Union 2 sessions with people with disabilities 2 sessions with groups of adults and children volunteers Sessions in Students creativity Exhibition in Chania 20. Use of eShadow in ALPPs Play with Shadows Adults benefited: 50 Children benefited: 200 Special groups: 6 Adults with mental disabilities (and 6 trainers) 6 Children with physical disabilities (and 6 teachers) 21. Use of eShadow in ALPPs Creating a shadow play One implemented session (duration 3 hours) People benefited: Adults benefited: 4 Children benefited: 36 Special children groups:3 immigrant 3 with learning difficulties 1 unprivileged 22. Skills gained Understand how Shadow Theater plays : Structure Performed Create their own play Creation of figures, sceneries and scenario Scenarios and plays are created cooperatively Children and Teachers 23. Activities using eShadow Four elementary schools in Chania created plays Creation of scenarios, figures and plays Participated in Students creativity exhibition of 2012and 2013 Many elementary and middle schools from Chania participated 24. Activities using eShadow Photos Students creativity exhibition of 2013 25. Activities using eShadow Photos Students creativity exhibition of 2013 26. Activities using eShadow EcoFans Club of Hellenic American Union created aplay in English Created the scenario and the play Participated in the exhibition The triumph ofShadows Athens 12 November 2012 15 December 2012 341 students from elementary and middle schools 24 teachers 27. Activities using eShadow Photos 28. Activities using eShadow Photos 29. Activities using eShadow Photos 30. Activities using eShadow Photos 31. Activities using eShadow Let Us Share The Music In cooperation with Open Discovery Space (ODS) project Music education support in remote schools of Greece Kastelorizo, Gaudos, Karpathos, Cyprus Akritan songs 32. Activities using eShadow 33. Activities using eShadow Let Us Share The Music Visualization with eShadow Online live session with the participation of all the schools Used Akritan puppets Created by the children and a professional painter who specializes in byzantine paintings and hagiography 34. Activities using eShadow Photos 35. Activities using eShadow Photos 36. Activities using eShadow Photos 37. Activities using eShadow Photos 38. Activities using eShadow Photos 39. Activities using eShadow Photos 40. Activities using eShadow Photos 41. Future uses Support the safer internet contest. The theme of the context is shadow theater scenarios Educational shadow theater scenarios Platanias Middle school Scenario about learning equations Multi-literacies in pre-primary education 42. Epilogue Thank you More information on ALICE: www.alice-llp.eu Let Us Share The Music: dma.ea.gr/en Videos and more information about eShadow:www.youtube.com/eShadowTheater www.eshadow.gr www.music.tuc.grContact emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]