• DocumentCode
    1523123
  • Title

    Representing the semantics of virtual spaces

  • Author

    Chen, Chaomei ; Thomas, Linda ; Cole, Janet ; Chennawasin, Chiladda

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Syst. & Comput., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    63
  • Abstract
    In the StarWalker virtual environment, users explore a shared semantic space and collaborate with concurrent visitors. The authors consider how StarWalker´s design illustrates the potential of unifying spatial models, semantic structures, and social navigation metaphors in the development of multiuser virtual environments
  • Keywords
    groupware; user interfaces; virtual reality; StarWalker; multiuser virtual environments; semantic structures; shared semantic space; social navigation metaphor; spatial models; virtual reality; virtual space semantics representation; Chaotic communication; Collaboration; Collaborative tools; Computer science; Distributed computing; History; Jupiter; Multimedia systems; Navigation; Virtual environment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    MultiMedia, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-986X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/93.771373
  • Filename
    771373