Immersive Worlds & Learning - A place to start with the research.

Below are a few resources you may find useful to introduce you to the area of research & development of immersive worlds and learning. Keep in mind that these folks are very much
in the socio-cultural/critical theory realm ...

1. Constance Steinkuehler, U of Wisconsin:
http://website.education.wisc.edu/steinkuehler/

2. Jay Lemke, U of Mich: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jaylemke/

3. I3W: Investigating Interactive Immersive Worlds:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jaylemke/projects/i3w-home.htm