e/Quest Atlantis

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has gloss	eng: Quest Atlantis (QA) is a 3D multi-user learning environment (that utilizes a narrative programming toolkit and Active Worlds) to immerse children, ages 9–15, in meaningful inquiry tasks. Quest Atlantis combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. The project is unique in its goals to combine the best aspects of learning, playing, and helping, as a means to motivate and engage students. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. It allows users to travel to virtual places to perform educational activities (known as Quests), talk with other users and mentors, and build virtual personae. The project is intended to engage children ages 9–16 in a form of comprising both online and off-line learning activities, with a storyline inspiring a disposition towards social action. Explore our and learn more about this exciting project.
lexicalization	eng: Quest atlantis
instance of	c/Educational video games