Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education <Snapshot>. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40751-025-00182-z
Abstract We present TriO, a multiplayer, immersive, virtual environment for exploring R³. TriO was designed and developed by the research team to be an example of a three-dimensional parametric movement experience. In TriO, three virtual handles— colored red, green, and blue—control the x, y, and z coordinates of a small, disk-like object (the widget). Through parametrized movement along the three coordinate axes, players work together to navigate the widget to various points in R³. We describe the design of the environment, consider its affordances for learning, present a multimodal summary of how three secondary mathematics teachers worked together in TriO to navigate to each of the vertices of a cube, and reflect on how collaborative, movement-based explorations of R³ could create new opportunities for mathematical learning.
Keywords: Virtual Reality, Mathematics Education, Coordinate Systems