Configuring history : teaching the Harlem Renaissance through virtual reality cityscapes / edited by James J. Sosnoski, Patricia Harkin, and Bryan Carter.

Other author Sosnoski, James J., 1938-
Other author Harkin, Patricia, 1944-
Other author Carter, Bryan W., 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Peter Lang Pub., Inc., ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 207 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Virtual Harlem Project.
African Americans--History. --Study and teaching. --Simulation methods.
African Americans--Intellectual life. --20th century. --Study and teaching. --Simulation methods.
Harlem Renaissance--Study and teaching. --Simulation methods.
African American arts--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century. --Study and teaching. --Simulation methods.
Virtual reality in education--United States.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life. --20th century. --Study and teaching. --Simulation methods.
New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life. --20th century. --Study and teaching. --Simulation methods.

SeriesDigital formations ; v. 18, 1526-3169 ;
Digital formations v. 18. ^A691462
Contents Virtual experiences : remediated incarnations of time and space / James J. Sosnoski, Patricia Harkin, Bryan Carter -- Understanding virtual experiences by configuring them / Patricia Harkin -- Configuring African-American culture as virtual experiences of history / James J. Sosnoski -- Why engineers are interested in projects like Virtual Harlem / William Plummer -- Virtual Harlem in the beginning / Bryan Carter -- A design for narrating history in virtual reality scenarios / James J. Sosnoski and Timothy Portlock -- Writing a narrative for Virtual Harlem / Janice Tuck Lively -- "A girl's life" in Virtual Harlem / Georgia Tappan -- A teacher's view of Virtual Harlem / Veronica Watson -- The digital divide and Langston Hughes / Brenda Eatman Aghahowa -- The technologies used in the Virtual Harlem project / Jim Pyfer -- Virtual reality as instructional technology : the CAVE as classroom electronic literacy / Andrew Johnson -- Integrating technology in the distance learning classroom / Kyoung Park, Andrew Johnson, and Jason Leigh -- The VERITAS studies and the articulation of cultural history / Patricia Harkin -- Jazzing our way from Harlem to Bronzeville to Paris / Bryan Carter -- Virtual reality to alter and enrich the humanities disciplines / Marie-Madeleine Martinet and Liliane Gallet-Blanchard -- Virtual Montmartre / Holly Davenport and Trent White -- Some notes on constructing Virtual Bronzeville / Chris White -- The technological design of Virtual Bronzeville / James J. Sosnoski -- Digital communication and collaboration : Marratech--one tool to consider / David Richardson -- In on the job : praxis, critique, and the evolution of Virtual Harlem / Ken McAllister -- Virtual reality technology and the future of education / Steve Jones -- A proposal for developing a smart collaborative learning network / James J. Sosnoski and Bryan Carter.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2005020646
ISBN0820467847 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780820467849 (pbk. : alk. paper)