Title :
A customizable collaborative virtual environment on the Web
Author :
Portugal, Roberto C. ; Guerrero, Luis A. ; Fuller, David A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Comput., Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Abstract :
Collaborative virtual environments (CVE) support the collaboration, communication and social interaction among users in virtual spaces. We present a customizable CVE implemented on top of the Web that allows for the creation of various interactive environments. This CVE is designed mainly, from the perspective of the desk, rooms and hall metaphors. The architecture of our CVE is based on design patterns and integrates a group of tools in order to support interaction among users in both synchronous and asynchronous ways
Keywords :
Internet; groupware; information resources; World Wide Web; communication; customizable collaborative virtual environment; design patterns; interactive environments; social interaction; user interaction; Collaborative work; HTML; International collaboration; Internet; Java; Prototypes; TCPIP; Virtual environment; Web server; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
String Processing and Information Retrieval Symposium, 1999 and International Workshop on Groupware
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0268-7
DOI :
10.1109/SPIRE.1999.796611
