MUVEES: a PC-based multi-user virtual environment for learning

Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 163-170

  Chen, Jim X ^a   Yang, Yonggao ^b   Loffin, Bowen ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avatars; Collaboration; Data analysis; Decision making; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Laboratories; Power generation; Vehicles; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LABORATORIES; POWER GENERATION; STUDENTS; VEHICLES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AVATARS; COLLABORATION; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES; STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 84941555957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2003.1191135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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