Share Paper: Basic Hawaiian Mythology: Creating an immersive 3D virtual game-like environment to engage student learning

1. Adam Tanare, University of Hawaii-Manoa, United States
2. Peter Leong, University of Hawaii-Manoa, United States

Abstract: Hawaiian mythology holds highly valuable sacred knowledge of a fascinating nation of rich culture and legends. The goal of this project was to educate participants on Basic Hawaiian Mythology relating to the four Hawaiian Gods of Kane, Kanaloa, Ku, and Lono in a way that is immersive, informative, and entertaining. The main intent of the project was to demonstrate and utilize different aspects of Second Life’s 3D virtual world capabilities and to emphasize the benefits and techniques of using SL to showcase distinct cultural topics such as Hawaiian mythology. It is our intent that this 3D virtual module immerses the ...