<s>
Edusim	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
cave	B-General_Concept
automatic	I-General_Concept
virtual	I-General_Concept
environment	I-General_Concept
"	O
Immersive	O
Touch	O
"	O
3D	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
NUI	O
)	O
-based	O
concept	O
of	O
lesson	O
driven	O
(	O
multi-user	O
)	O
3D	O
virtual	O
worlds	O
on	O
the	O
classroom	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
or	O
classroom	O
interactive	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
concept	O
is	O
demonstrated	O
by	O
the	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-Application
multi-user	O
3D	O
Open	B-Protocol
Cobalt	I-Protocol
virtual	O
world	O
platform	O
and	O
authoring	O
tool	O
kit	O
modified	O
for	O
the	O
classroom	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
or	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
application	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
Open	B-Protocol
Cobalt	I-Protocol
Project	O
and	O
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
affordances	O
of	O
direct	O
manipulation	O
of	O
3D	O
virtual	O
learning	O
models	O
and	O
constructionist	O
learning	O
principles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
project	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
example	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
initial	O
resources	O
for	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
lesson	O
driven	O
3D	B-Application
virtual	I-Application
environments	I-Application
in	O
the	O
classroom	O
or	O
for	O
training	O
purposes	O
using	O
interactive	O
surfaces	O
and/or	O
whiteboards	O
as	O
the	O
hardware	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
immersive	O
touch	O
"	O
3D	O
NUI	O
direct	O
manipulation	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
learning	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
project	O
originated	O
and	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
immersive	O
touch	O
"	O
3D	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
coined	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
at	O
the	O
Greenbush	O
Education	O
Service	O
Center	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Kansas	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
an	O
engaging	O
3D	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
classroom	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilot	O
groups	O
were	O
established	O
with	O
6th	O
and	O
7th	O
grade	O
middle	O
school	O
students	O
throughout	O
Southeast	O
Kansas	O
to	O
observe	O
how	O
students	O
would	O
engage	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
augmented	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
affordances	O
of	O
the	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
usability	O
of	O
the	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immersive	O
Touch	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
defined	O
as	O
the	O
direct	O
manipulation	O
of	O
3D	O
virtual	O
environment	O
objects	O
using	O
single	O
or	O
multi-touch	O
surface	O
hardware	O
in	O
multi-user	O
3D	B-Application
virtual	I-Application
environments	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coined	O
first	O
to	O
describe	O
and	O
define	O
the	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
learning	O
principles	O
associated	O
with	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immersive	O
Touch	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
now	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
taking	O
on	O
a	O
broader	O
focus	O
and	O
meaning	O
with	O
the	O
broader	O
adaption	O
of	O
surface	O
and	O
touch	O
driven	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
growing	O
list	O
of	O
other	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smartboard	O
3D	O
Tools	O
:	O
Smartech	O
deployed	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
Edusim	B-General_Concept
UI	O
in	O
their	O
3D	O
Tools	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
on	O
a	O
collaborative	O
interactive	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
