%0 Journal Article %1 Cockburn:1998:ijhcs %A Cockburn, Andy %A Greenberg, Saul %C Duluth, MN, USA %D 1998 %I Academic Press, Inc. %J Int'l J. of Human-Computer Studies %K imported thesis %N 6 %P 777--801 %R 10.1006/ijhc.1997.0179 %T The design and evolution of turbo turtle, a collaborative microworld for exploring Newtonian physics %V 48 %X TurboTurtle is a dynamicmulti-usermicroworld for the exploration of Newtonian physics. With TurboTurtle, students can alter the attributes of the simulation environment, such as gravity, friction, and presence or absence of walls. Students explore the microworld by manipulating a variety of parameters, and learn concepts by studying the behaviours and interactions that occur. TurboTurtle has evolved into a “group-aware� system where several students, each on their own computer, can simultaneously control the microworld and gesture around the shared display. TurboTurtle's design rationale includes concepts such as equal opportunity controls, simulation timing, concrete vs. abstract controls, recoverability, and how strictly views should be shared between students. Teachers can also add structure to the group's activities by setting the simulation environment to an interesting state, which includes a set of problems and questions. Observations of pairs of young children using TurboTurtle highlight extremes in collaboration styles, from conflict to smooth interaction. Finally, the technical work in making TurboTurtle group-aware is slight, primarily because it was built with a groupware toolkit called GroupKit.

@article{Cockburn:1998:ijhcs, abstract = {TurboTurtle is a dynamicmulti-usermicroworld for the exploration of Newtonian physics. With TurboTurtle, students can alter the attributes of the simulation environment, such as gravity, friction, and presence or absence of walls. Students explore the microworld by manipulating a variety of parameters, and learn concepts by studying the behaviours and interactions that occur. TurboTurtle has evolved into a “group-aware� system where several students, each on their own computer, can simultaneously control the microworld and gesture around the shared display. TurboTurtle's design rationale includes concepts such as equal opportunity controls, simulation timing, concrete vs. abstract controls, recoverability, and how strictly views should be shared between students. Teachers can also add structure to the group's activities by setting the simulation environment to an interesting state, which includes a set of problems and questions. Observations of pairs of young children using TurboTurtle highlight extremes in collaboration styles, from conflict to smooth interaction. Finally, the technical work in making TurboTurtle group-aware is slight, primarily because it was built with a groupware toolkit called GroupKit.}, added-at = {2017-03-16T11:50:55.000+0100}, address = {Duluth, MN, USA}, author = {Cockburn, Andy and Greenberg, Saul}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fc066f1ea9f2cf186b2e581456628128/krevelen}, doi = {10.1006/ijhc.1997.0179}, interhash = {7841fbbfbedc1ad740ebad2eb5ceef2f}, intrahash = {fc066f1ea9f2cf186b2e581456628128}, issn = {1071-5819}, journal = {Int'l J. of Human-Computer Studies}, keywords = {imported thesis}, month = jun, number = 6, owner = {Rick}, pages = {777--801}, publisher = {Academic Press, Inc.}, timestamp = {2017-03-16T11:54:14.000+0100}, title = {The design and evolution of turbo turtle, a collaborative microworld for exploring Newtonian physics}, volume = 48, year = 1998 }