• DocumentCode
    1279815
  • Title

    Physical Presence through Virtual Worlds

  • Author

    Bojanova, Irena

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Manage. & Technol., Univ. of Maryland Univ. Coll., MD, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    4
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    In the new era of globally dispersed operations, increasing travel costs, and the ever-growing need for real-time decision-making, or ganizations should look for new, immersive technologies for distance collaboration. Virtual en vironments can provide flexible, cost-effective, and efficient ways for distributed team members, partners, and customers to con nect just as they would in the real world.
  • Keywords
    virtual reality; Virtual environments; distance collaboration; distributed team members; immersive technologies; physical presence; real-time decision-making; travel costs; virtual worlds; Keywords: virtual world; distance collaboration; distance learning; information technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2011.66
  • Filename
    5960016