Virtual PREX Machinima Scenario Description

Name of scenario

Lesson introduction

Overview of the scenario
(ie. a brief overview of the way the scenario plays out)

The students are initially lined up outside the classroom. The scene then changes to show the students seated at their desks. The teacher obtains the students' attention and then provides a verbal introduction to the lesson.

Type of lesson and part of the lesson being role-played

Stage 3 Mathematics - Probability - Introduction to the lesson

In the lesson students take it in turns to role a set of dice and each record the total of the two dice after each role and continue until there have been 40 rolls of the dice. In a later lesson students will use the data collected to calculate percentages, produce graphs and to make inferences about whether some values and/or combinations are more likely to be rolled than others. The main body of the lesson won't be acted out – only the introduction to the lesson will be included in this scenario, and the conclusion to the lesson will be acted out as part of another scenario.

Teaching Strategies Demonstrated

• Providing a verbal introduction to a lesson
• Gaining students' attention
• Giving clear instructions to students

Number of avatar controllers and avatars and main role of each
(Include information about whether some roles can or would ideally be performed by somebody carrying out multiple roles on multiple computers. Possibly a table showing avatar controllers and the avatars they will control. Mention number of cameras and control requirements, ie. number of people needed for this).

Avatar Controller	Avatar	Role
1	Teacher	Invites the students to enter the room, requests their attention and introduces the lesson.
2	Gina	Initially talking to Jake while lined up but upon arrival of the teacher stops talking. Once at desk talks to Jake again.
3.	Jake	Initially talking to Gina while lined up but upon arrival of the teacher stops talking. Once at desk talks to Gina again.
4.	Jenny Emma Dan Joe Mark Chris Julie	Initially standing in line quietly. Once at desks, sit quietly.
5.	Christine	Initially standing out of line. Upon arrival of the teacher moves into line. Once at desk looks out of window.
6.	Camera operator

Equipment needed
(Number of computers, headsets etc)

11 computers (one teacher and 10 students) are needed. It will be necessary for some computers to be close to each other to allow one person to control more than one Student Avatar.

Three headset will be needed, one for teacher and one for each of the two students who talk (Gina and Jake).

Environment and layout
(Include any special environment tools or features)

Use of one of the role-play classrooms (the same classroom and avatars will be used for this scenario and the corresponding lesson conclusion scenario).

Initial positioning

Students in two lines outside the classroom. One student (Christine) standing out of line.

Sequence of events
(Aim for between 5 and 10 events)

Timing	Event (not word for word)	Camera positioning (indicative only)
0 to 30 sec	The students are lined up outside the classroom. Christine is standing slightly out of line. Gina and Jake are talking.	1. Outside classroom, wide shot.
30 sec to 1 min	The teacher arrives and obtains their attention. Gina and Jake stop talking and Christine joins the line. The teacher invites the students to enter the room.	1. Outside classroom, zoom in on teacher.
1 min to 1 min 30 sec	The students are at their desks, some talking to their neighbours.	1. Inside classroom, wide shot showing whole class and teacher from a side view. 2. Inside classroom zoomed in on two students talking.
1 min 30 sec to 2 min 30 sec	The teacher attempts to get the students' attention.	1. Wide shot showing whole class and teacher from a side view. 2. Zoomed half in on teacher from a position to the side of the room so that some students are visible.
2 min 30 sec to 3 min 30 sec	Most students stop talking but Gina and Jake continue to talk.	1. Wide shot showing whole class and teacher from a side view. 2. Zoomed in on two students talking
3 min 30 sec to 4 min	The teacher eventually manages to get all of the students to be quiet and listen.	1. Wide shot showing whole class and teacher from a side view. 2. Zoomed half in on teacher from a position to the side of the room so that some students are visible.
4 min to 5 min	The teacher explains what the students will be expected to do during the lesson and the overall purpose of the activity. As part of this explanation the teacher writes the word "probability" on the chalkboard and demonstrates how to roll the dice. At the conclusion of the explanation, students are invited to come to the front of the room to commence the activity.	1. Zoomed half in on teacher from a position to the side of the room so that some students are visible.