Edusim3D

A 3D virtual world designed to bring a virtual environment to the classroom interactive whiteboard. It is a slimmed down version of the core Open Cobalt Metaverse Project. Edusim was tested and worked on the Smartboard, Activeboard, Interwriter, Polyvision, Mimio, eBeam, and even the Wiimote Whiteboard. Edusim is extendable allowing multiple classrooms to connect their interactive whiteboards for for collaborative learning session. Edusim as a concept sought to model a new way to engage searching rates for student loans through "immersive touch" by leveraging 3D virtual environments on the interactive surface or classroom interactive whiteboard.