Title :
Supporting web-based e-learning through collaborative virtual environments for radiotherapy treatment: A formal design
Author :
Al Hamidi, Abdulaziz ; Boukerche, Azzedine ; Ahmad, Luqman ; Zhang, Ming
Author_Institution :
PARADISE Res. Lab., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Abstract :
Web based virtual reality application has been widely used in education, virtual conferences, entertainment. Observing the progress of the gaming industry over the years can clearly show the advancement in virtual reality Web application and virtual environments. In this paper, we propose a novel Web based e-learning application design approach that uses discrete event system specification (DEVS) formalism to form and model the 3D virtual hospital Web based application for radiotherapy and cancer care treatment class of applications. We present a case study that demonstrates the value of this formal approach in modeling and designing 3D virtual environment and Web based e-learning class of application.
Keywords :
Internet; cancer; computer aided instruction; health care; hospitals; radiation therapy; virtual reality; 3D virtual hospital; Web-based e-learning; cancer care treatment; collaborative virtual environments; discrete event system specification; radiotherapy treatment; virtual reality; Collaboration; Diagnostic radiography; Discrete event systems; Electronic learning; Hospitals; Industrial training; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiology; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems, 2008. VECIMS 2008. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1927-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1928-9
DOI :
10.1109/VECIMS.2008.4592752
