Title :
Distributed virtual environments for training and telecollaboration
Author :
Georganas, N.D. ; Petriu, E.M. ; Cordea, M. ; Ionescu, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a brief review of the distributed virtual environment (DVE) applications in training and telecollaboration. The second part of the paper discusses systems architecture and avatar-owner tracking aspects for an experimental DVE
Keywords :
client-server systems; computer based training; groupware; virtual reality; DVE; avatar-owner tracking aspects; client-server applications; distributed virtual environments; systems architecture; telecollaboration; training; Application software; Avatars; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Industrial training; Internet; NASA; Space technology; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5276-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1999.776140
