ATLAS: A framework to provide multiuser and distributed t-learning services over MHP

Software - Practice and Experience

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 845-869

  Pazos Arias, José J ^a,b   López Nores, Martín ^a   García Duque, Jorge ^a   Gil Solla, Alberto ^a   Ramos Cabrer, Manuel ^a   Blanco Fernández, Yolanda ^a   Díaz Redondo, Rebeca P ^a   Fernández Vilas, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b Campus Universitario de Vigo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Formal specification; Peer to peer technologies; Synchronous interaction; T learning; Visual development

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TELEVISION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERNET; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FORMAL SPECIFICATION; PEER-TO-PEER TECHNOLOGIES; SYNCHRONOUS INTERACTION; T-LEARNING; VISUAL DEVELOPMENT;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745588082     PISSN: 00380644     EISSN: 1097024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spe.719     Document Type: Article

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