Evaluating Second Life as a tool for collaborative scientific visualisation

Computer Games and Allied Technology 08, CGAT 08 - Animation, Multimedia, IPTV and Edutainment, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 154-160

  Bourke, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Game engine; Immersion; Multiplayer; Scientific visualisation; Second Life

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; DATA VISUALIZATION; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; IPTV; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUALIZATION;

COLLABORATIVE TOOLS; COMPUTER PLATFORMS; DIGITAL WORLD; GAME ENGINE; IMMERSION; MULTIPLAYERS; SCIENCE RESEARCH; SECOND LIFE;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 84857071131     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5176/978-981-08-8227-3_cgat08-22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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