Students talk to the tutor to try doing part of the task. Speech acts are part of the instruction. Students ask about the task using speech recognition. The tutor agent can monitor the student s view and actions in the world, and the effects are promulgated in the simulation. Tasks can be resumed by the tutor.
Students can talk to their agent team-mates.
Jill is instructed in another part of the ship, the engine room. Tutors lead students through equipment spaces, this is an aspect of spatial instruction. Jill s tutor agent uses the equipment to show her the procedure to reset relief valves.