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Why i3dlo's

The power of VR
The Naledi3d Factory uses Virtual Reality as a visual medium for human development in Africa.

 

This exciting technology is being used to communicate ideas and concepts and to help address the urgent training needs of our less developed communities.

 

Virtual Reality (VR) has the ability to immerse the learner in a digital 3D environment where he or she can interact with that environment - in a way that offers a rich and engaging learning experience - one that is also characterised by longer learning retention.

 

Text-based communication in itself poses a significant stumbling block to clear and unambiguous communication. This is also true in the (African) education and training environment, where language and often, literacy barriers can present a major barrier to effective learning.

 

We know that our brains and its associated cognitive systems respond very effectively to visual stimuli to build visual mental maps - whereas the ability of the brain to process text is nowhere near as developed.

 

VR in Africa
It is the ability to effectively transfer knowledge and skills that make VR an innovative and exciting tool in the African context. By taking advantage of its visual nature, appropriate and effective training / education can be offered, bypassing the need for good reading and writing abilities. In turm, this facilitates social upliftment, poverty alleviation and economic growth.

 

 

 

The countries of Sub-Saharan Africa cannot hope to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of halving extreme poverty by 2015 without investing heavily in education. The African Union’s NEPAD has set itself a target of free, universal primary education by 2015.

 

Both are highly laudable and ambitious goals – however, they will also need innovative approaches to support them, which is where VR is well-suited.

 

Leading on to i3dlo’s
i3dlo’s takes e-learning to a new level –offering a rich and engaging learning experience – one that is characterised by longer learning retention and takes advantage of our visual cognitive strengths.

 

Even advanced technical subjects can be packaged into re-usable i3dlo’s and made freely available to a broader learning community.

 

Implementation
Through implementation projects, the re-usability of interactive3d learning objects are further enhanced by:

The ability for the language elements to be easily translated - locally

The ability to adopt the material to local contexts and needs

Encouraging the use of local languages – key to "indigenous” language preservation.

 

In a nutshell, interactive3d learning objects created in one language can be circulated across Africa, translated and even re-contextualised before being re-used locally.