Book Description
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of collaborative virtual environments (CVE). Coverage provides answers to the following questions:
* what is a CVE? * what are the issues in the design of embodiments and objects within CVEs? * how can CVEs support collocated and non-collocated collaborative and cooperative work? * how can CVEs support seamless interactions given differential computational resources? * what design issues arise from the meeting of social requirements and computational limitations? * what technical challenges face the designers of CVE systems?
It will be invaluable reading for anyone with an interest in collaboration but will be of particular interest to researchers and students in areas related to computer supported cooperative and collaborative work and human computer interaction.
JA Majors Book Info
A comprehensive introduction to the field of collaborative virtual environments: computer simulated places in which people may meet even if they are physically miles apart. Raises numerous questions about CVEs, explaining what they are and how they work in detail. Softcover. DLC: Human-computer interaction.
