“If technology is such a pervasively human endeavor, how did it acquire the “macho” flavor that now pervades descriptions of it in schoolbooks and the media” Cecily Cannan Selby, Phi Delta Kappan, May 1993 River City is a MUVE • The Multi-User-Virtual-Environment (MUVE) interface is commonplace to gamers • Instead of slash and slay activities, River City is mindfully designed by educators to support scientific inquiry and the scientific method vs River City Interface Purpose: River City’s Mayor • She has commissioned student research teams for help • Students must figure out why the residents are getting sick • Present their findings to Mayor at end of project QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.