Title :
Using Games As a Means for Collaboration
Author :
Bartlett, Keiran ; Simpson, Matthew
Author_Institution :
University of Queensland
Abstract :
The availability of a good interface for online user collaboration has been a sore point for most collaboration applications to date. While MUD’s, MOO’s, IRC and other chat applications are well suited to impersonal communication, the meaning of a single message can often be misconstrued or misunderstood, and the effort often required to learn control of a new application while understanding navigation in a virtual world, can be difficult to overcome. The Nexus promises to aid in the intuitive act of communication, interaction and movement and in the process enhance the collaboration experience for the user, through the use of a game engine.
Keywords :
Application software; Bandwidth; Collaborative software; Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Engines; Games; Legged locomotion; Navigation; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia Modelling Conference, 2005. MMM 2005. Proceedings of the 11th International
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2164-9
DOI :
10.1109/MMMC.2005.70