Supporting web-based e-learning through collaborative virtual environments for radiotherapy treatment: A formal design

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Al Hamidi ◽  
Azzedine Boukerche ◽  
Luqman Ahmad ◽  
Ming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽  
Web Based ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Formal Design ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment

Exploiting Virtual Environments and Web 2.0 Immersive Worlds to Support Collaborative e-Learning Communities

2010 ◽  
pp. 20-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Bouras ◽  
Eri Giannaka ◽  
Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
3D Environments ◽  
Point Of Reference

The main goal of this chapter is to facilitate educational designers and developers by providing a point of reference for making decisions on how to incorporate 3D environments into the applications they develop as well as for extending their capabilities by integrating more functionality. Therefore, this chapter presents the design principles for virtual spaces, which aim at supporting multi-user communication in web-based learning communities. In addition the implementation of these principles is presented using as point of reference EVE Training Area. This environment constitutes a three-dimensional space where participants, represented by 3D humanoid avatars, have the ability to use a variety of 3D e-collaboration tools for learning together. Furthermore, this chapter presents how these principles could be used as criteria for validating and extending ready Web2.0 Immersive worlds for supporting collaborative e-learning. Finally, collaborative e-learning usage scenarios that could be realized by exploiting collaborative virtual environments are described.

LIRKIS Global Collaborative Virtual Environments: Current State and Utilization Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Marián Hudák ◽  
Štefan Korečko ◽  
Branislav Sobota
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Smart Client ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
User Input ◽  
History Of ◽  
Shared Virtual Environments

AbstractRecent advances in the field of web technologies, including the increasing support of virtual reality hardware, have allowed for shared virtual environments, reachable by just entering a URL in a browser. One contemporary solution that provides such a shared virtual reality is LIRKIS Global Collaborative Virtual Environments (LIRKIS G-CVE). It is a web-based software system, built on top of the A-Frame and Networked-Aframe frameworks. This paper describes LIRKIS G-CVE and introduces its two original components. The first one is the Smart-Client Interface, which turns smart devices, such as smartphones and tablets, into input devices. The advantage of this component over the standard way of user input is demonstrated by a series of experiments. The second component is the Enhanced Client Access layer, which provides access to positions and orientations of clients that share a virtual environment. The layer also stores a history of connected clients and provides limited control over the clients. The paper also outlines an ongoing experiment aimed at an evaluation of LIRKIS G-CVE in the area of virtual prototype testing.

3D Avatars and Collaborative Virtual Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Koon-Ying Raymond Li ◽  
James Sofra
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environment ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Collaborative Activities

With the exponential growth in desktop computing power and advancements in Web-based technologies over the past decade, the virtual community is now a reality. The latest derivative of the virtual community, made possible by 3D avatars, is called the collaborative virtual environment (CVE). These CVEs often provide “fantasy-themed online worlds” for participants to socially interact. Instead of placing emphasis on teamplaying, the sharing of information, and collaborative activities, a CVE focuses on social presence and communication processes. Unlike virtual environments which allow participants to discuss what is going on in the real world, the participants’ experiences of the virtual world provided by the CVE are often the main topics for discussion. These CVEs, just like their real counterparts, have their own issues and problems. This article will analyze the potential benefits of avatars, helping to build virtual communities and explore the possible issues that are associated with the CVE.

Using Technologies to Develop Skills and Autonomy in Foreign Language Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Maugeri
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Foreign Language Teachers ◽  
Web Based ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The One

This study focuses on the peculiarities that training courses mediated by technologies need to feature to positively affect the motivation and the building of metacognitive and didactic competences in teachers of foreign languages. What is especially highlighted is the fact that the advantages of these courses are closely related to the variables internal to the virtual environments that put the participants in control of their own learning process. With this in mind, two areas are taken into consideration, the constructive-interactional approach regarded as a model to design virtual learning environments on the one hand, and on the other the characteristics of e-learning tools and web-based tasks that help teachers acquire and refine metacognitive strategies, critical thinking and digital practices useful for their professional development.

Implementing Advanced Characteristics of X3D Collaborative Virtual Environments for Supporting e-Learning

2016 ◽  
pp. 2215-2240
Author(s):  
Christos Bouras ◽  
Vasileios Triglianos ◽  
Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Audio ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Support Principle ◽  
Training Area ◽  
Three Dimensional Space

Three dimensional Collaborative Virtual Environments are a powerful form of collaborative telecommunication applications, enabling the users to share a common three-dimensional space and interact with each other as well as with the environment surrounding them, in order to collaboratively solve problems or aid learning processes. Such an environment is “EVE Training Area tool” which is supported by “EVE platform”. This tool is a three-dimensional space where participants, represented by three-dimensional humanoid avatars, can use a variety of e-collaboration tools. This paper presents advanced functionality that has been integrated on “EVE Training Area tool” in order to support: (a) multiple collaborative learning techniques (b) Spatial audio conferencing, which is targeted to support principle 3 (augmenting user's representation and awareness). Furthermore the paper presents technological and implementation issues concerning the evolution of “EVE platform” in order to support this functionality.

3D Avatars and Collaborative Virtual Environments

2008 ◽  
pp. 602-609
Author(s):  
Koon-Ying Raymond Li ◽  
James Sofra ◽  
Mark Power
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environments ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Collaborative Virtual Environment ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Collaborative Activities

With the exponential growth in desktop computing power and advancements in Web-based technologies over the past decade, the virtual community is now a reality. The latest derivative of the virtual community, made possible by 3D avatars, is called the collaborative virtual environment (CVE). These CVEs often provide “fantasy-themed online worlds” for participants to socially interact. Instead of placing emphasis on teamplaying, the sharing of information, and collaborative activities, a CVE focuses on social presence and communication processes. Unlike virtual environments which allow participants to discuss what is going on in the real world, the participants’ experiences of the virtual world provided by the CVE are often the main topics for discussion. These CVEs, just like their real counterparts, have their own issues and problems. This article will analyze the potential benefits of avatars, helping to build virtual communities and explore the possible issues that are associated with the CVE.

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