Collaborative virtual environments for supporting learning communities: an experience of use

Authors:
Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland;Monica Divitini
Affiliations:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim;Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Venue:
GROUP '03 Proceedings of the 2003 international ACM SIGGROUP conference on Supporting group work
Year:
2003

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Abstract

In this paper we present the experiences of usage of Viras, a collaborative virtual environment for social awareness support in educational settings. Collaborative Virtual environments (CVE) have lately been used for learning in different contexts, and offer promising possibilities for supporting social awareness. In our study, we look at how students evaluate CVE in educational settings and investigate the importance of different factors on social awareness.