{"id":1249,"date":"2023-10-08T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:14:24","slug":"instructional-design-in-the-metaverse-part-4-characteristics-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cogitateandpercolate.com\/?p=1249","title":{"rendered":"Instructional Design in the Metaverse Part 4 Characteristics of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to Part 4 of this series that proposes instructional design principles for the metaverse. Hopefully, you’ve read Parts 1 – 3 because we need to remember this:<\/p>\n

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Learning outcomes are expected to be equal to other media.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So what are the characteristics that predict success for an educational experience? Read on.<\/p>\n

Characteristics of Success<\/h2>\n

By the time IDs are often introduced to learning projects, the decision to incorporate XR technologies might already be made. Yet, IDs might be tasked with evaluating choices for off-the-shelf XR experiences<\/a> or do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. Both choices have possibilities and limits and this part will point out what characteristics predict that an XR solution should work for a given implementation.<\/p>\n

IDs should complete a thorough market analysis for off-the-shelf experiences. However, learning standards and ratings have not moved from early research to implementation (Dreimane<\/a>, 2020). Thus, the experiences vary in quality with some being quite poor. <\/p>\n

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On the other hand, XR experiences not tagged as educational can be successfully used for learning<\/a> with careful implementation.<\/p>\n

In a DIY project, IDs could be asked to learn 3D programming, such as Unity or Unreal. Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to be used for 3D development and this could assist IDs. If IDs do engage primarily in programming and building assets, there is a risk that they will take their eyes off the goal of representing the learner. An ID should be constantly asking the question,\u201cwhat is the learner experiencing?\u201d and making sure that all decisions align to the planned purpose.<\/p>\n

In general, the research up to this point indicates these three characteristics predict a successful XR educational experience:<\/p>\n