Requirements elicitation for virtual actors in collaborative learning environments

Computers and Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 225-239

  Economou, Daphne ^a   Mitchell, William L ^a   Boyle, Tom ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co operative collaborative learning; Elementary education; Human computer interface; Interactive learning environments; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012134648     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-1315(99)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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