We introduce a framework for supporting crowds of participants in collaborative virtual environments (CVEs). The framework is realised as an extension to our previous spatial mode...
This paper is concerned with how collaborative virtual environments can be structured in order to enable greater scalability and yet maintain a richness of communication. Based on...
Embodiment and subjectivity are important research issues for collaborative virtual environments. We claim that the direction and distance of an embodiment are the most important ...
Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVE) support the collaboration, communication and social interaction among users in virtual spaces. In this paper we present a customizable CVE...
Roberto C. Portugal, Luis A. Guerrero, David A. Fu...
Collaborative Virtual Environments are virtual reality spaces that enable participants to collaborate and share objects as if physically present in the same place. These collabora...
Jauvane C. de Oliveira, Shervin Shirmohammadi, Nic...
In this paper we present the experiences of usage of Viras, a collaborative virtual environment for social awareness support in educational settings. Collaborative Virtual environ...
Social awareness is essential for effective learning. However, natural environments do not always provide optimal support for it. We analyze the potentials of Collaborative Virtua...
Not all participants in a collaborative virtual environment (CVE) need to be informed of every other participant’s activities. The technique used for filtering irrelevant message...
The world globalization process, the increasing demand for communication and information technologies create a demand for collaborative applications. Aiming at supporting communic...
Computer networks have grown considerably over the past decade. Faster and cheaper Internet connections have brought millions of PCs into a domain where rich content and fast down...
Benjamin M. Lambeth, James LaPlant, Elena Clapan, ...