Title :
Distributed Virtual Reality in Education
Author :
Kaufmann, Hannes
Author_Institution :
Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna
Abstract :
This paper presents Construct3D, an application for geometry educationthat has been developed at the VR group at Vienna University of Technology throughout the past 6 years. Specific design aspects to allow distributed collaboration in Construct3D are presented. This concerns improvements of the user interface, usability and system performance including bandwidth efficiency.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; user interfaces; virtual reality; Construct3D; Vienna University of Technology; bandwidth efficiency; distributed virtual reality; system performance; user interface; Augmented reality; Collaboration; Distance learning; Education; Educational technology; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Mathematics; Real time systems; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications, 2007. DS-RT 2007. 11th IEEE International Symposium
Conference_Location :
Chania
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3011-6
DOI :
10.1109/DS-RT.2007.43