Cannes schools incorporate an educational model in 3D virtual environments

The French city of Cannes will begin to experiment with 3D in four primary schools, where 120 students of 9 and 10 years will use the three dimensions as a new learning tool in the classroom through the 'Cannes 3D Education' project, which aims to confirm the positive effects of 3D teaching.

The interactive 3D software provider EON Reality has announced that the city of Cannes (France) has selected it as a software and content provider for its project 'Cannes 3D Education', whose objective is to confirm the results of the previous pilot projects carried out in 2011 in 15 European schools showing the positive effects of 3D learning.

The French city will begin to experiment with 3D in four primary schools, in which 120 CM1 students (9 years) and CM2 (10 years) use 3D as a new learning tool in the classroom. Teachers will be given kits to create their own interactive 3D learning courses that include a 3D projector Nec, active 3D glasses of Volfoni, and EON Reality's 3D content creation software. With EON Creator software, teachers will be able to create complete 3D lesson plans from the content of the EON Experience portal, an online library of thousands of 3D models, that can be shared online with other teachers and students. Evelyne Brun, Deputy Mayor responsible for Education at Cannes, Said: “Today's students have changed. They have grown up with rapid technological advances. The use of these tools is natural for them. In the school environment, create a new motivation”.

Good prospects

Results so far have exceeded expectations, both on the side of the teaching staff and on that of 3D manufacturers. Pierre-Julien Barraud, Director of Business Development at EON Reality in Europe, Reviewed: “We have received excellent feedback from teachers. Everyone has observed an overall increase in students' understanding.. Attention levels doubled from 46% to the 92% after a 3D session. Students seemed more motivated to learn, they asked more and were more attentive. EON Reality is proud to contribute to this project and supports teachers and students with 3D learning tools”.

The same, Thierry Henkinet, president and co-founder of Volfoni, has indicated: “We are very happy to participate in this project in favor of education. We hope that our products will bring a real benefit to the teaching process and improve student learning.”.

For its part, Nadir Ben Bouali, sales director of NEC France, has pointed out: “With his extensive experience in the field of education and active 3D projector technology for classrooms, NEC Display Solutions has enthusiastically joined this initiative. Active 3D in education has proven, through various projects, all these advantages and benefits in terms of learning, and we are very confident in the success of this technology with the students of Cannes”.

Easy to use

The projectors and 3D glasses provided respectively by NEC and Volfoni are based on DLP-link technology invented by Texas Instruments, enabling democratization and ease of use of 3D, especially in education.

Emmanuel Herbreteau, Emea Marketing Director, DLP Division, Texas Instruments, has targeted: “We are very proud to participate in this ambitious project as inspired by the use of 3D in education in particular.. DLP technology enables 3D-ready projectors to deliver a brilliant image, clear and contrasted with a remarkable level of detail so that students and teachers can live a high quality educational 3D experience. An independent study by Texas Instruments has already shown that 3D has a high potential in the French education system. We are sure that the Cannes students participating in this project will be excited by the discovery of this new technology.”.

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