What is Athenaeum - Arcadia?
Athenaeum - Arcadia is an open-source virtual world platform built specifically for education and collaboration. Developed by the New Media Consortium, it provides users with tools to create fully customizable 3D spaces, interactive objects, and avatars to facilitate engaging meetings, classes, events, and more in a shared virtual environment.
Some key features of Athenaeum - Arcadia include:
- Flexible space building with structures, landscapes, and teleport capability between spaces
- Avatar customization and gesture controls
- Collaborative tools like document sharing, web browsers, interactive whiteboards, and session recording
- Support for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android devices and VR headsets
- Integration with leading LMS platforms like Moodle and Canvas
- Role-based permissions and administrative controls
As an open source platform, Athenaeum - Arcadia provides schools, universities, businesses and other organizations with a free and customizable way to create virtual campuses, meeting spaces, simulation environments and more. Its focus on accessibility and ease-of-use makes it well-suited for educational settings looking to enhance learning through immersive collaborative technologies.