Virtual environment

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Note: DSchneider is not happy with the organization of wiki entries dealing with virtual environment issues .... have to come up with clear terms and decide where to write

Definition

A virtual environment is a place with things that can be manipulated and people :).

Types of virtual environments (in random order):

See also:

History

See Raph Koster's excellent Online World Timeline

Typology of virtual environments

There is no real consensus on what constitutes a virtual environment. See also Benford's categorization of shared spaces.

Here is a picture made by DSchneider that shows a variety of such environments and their potential for education:

Virtual environments typology.gif

References

  • Dieberger, A. (1999) Social connotations of space in the Design for Virtual Communities and Social Navigation. In Munro, A., Höök K. & Benyon D. (Eds), Social Navigation of Information Space, pp. 35-54. Springer: London