Glossary

Glossary

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There are currently 10 names in this directory beginning with the letter C.
CAD-Data
Construction data necessary within the scope of product development, which is created on the computer using special software, see Computer-aided Design (CAD).
Central Processing Unit
The electronic circuitry that executes the instructions comprising a computer program, performing basic arithmetic, logic, controlling and input/output operations in contrast to tasks performed by more specialized processors like GPUs.
Chaperone / Guardian
Systems that warn a user when they approach a physical barrier, to which they are blind because of the HMD they are wearing. This ideally prevents collisions and minimized accidents.
Classroom-based teaching / learning
Classroom-based teaching / learning is held at a set time and place, and is conducted by an instructor in an organized manner utilizing a lesson plan.
Cognitivism
Learning theory that views people as information processors (instead of collections of learned behaviours), in which learning is defined as the acquisition of knowledge.
Collaborative Learning
A situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together.
Communication Skills
The knowledge of effective and appropriate communication patterns and the ability to use and adapt that knowledge in various contexts.
Computer-aided Design
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or workstations) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.
Constructivism
Learning theory that describes learning as a process, in which people actively construct or make their own knowledge.
Controller
Input devices used for manipulating and/or interacting with virtual objects and environments.