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== Definition ==
== Definition ==


A '''virtual environment''' is a place :)
A '''virtual environment''' is a place :)
See alors:
* [[Community of practice]]
* [[Virtual community]]
* [[Virtual learning environment]]


== Typology of virtual environments ==
== Typology of virtual environments ==
There is no real consensus on what constitutes a virtual environment.
Here is a picture made by [[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]] that shows a variety of such environments and their potential for education:


[[image:virtual_environments_typology.gif]]
[[image:virtual_environments_typology.gif]]

Revision as of 10:55, 26 May 2006

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Definition

A virtual environment is a place :)

See alors:

Typology of virtual environments

There is no real consensus on what constitutes a virtual environment.

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