caa a22 4500 477132987 CHVBK 20180405111709.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19970301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s005300050050 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s005300050050 Shared virtual worlds for education: the ExploreNet experiment [Elektronische Daten] [Charles E. Hughes, J. Michael Moshell] Abstract.: ExploreNet is an experimental environment for creating and delivering networked "virtual worlds.” This system's style of user interaction was inspired by the concept of a "habitat” as first articulated in the LucasFilm's Habitat system. Players enter and interact in a habitat via their animated alter egos, called "avatars.” Habitats may be created for many purposes, including social interaction, entertainment and education. Our focus has been to facilitate the creation of habitats in which virtual communities of learners and mentors interact. This paper presents details of the current ExploreNet system, including its user interface, the means it provides for creating complex behaviors, details of its implementation, the outcomes of several experiments using this system, and our plans for its natural migration to a World Wide Web-based system. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1997 Key words:Constructionism - Distributed interactive simulation - Distributed objects - Graphical MUDs - Object-oriented simulation - Situated cognition - Virtual communities - Virtual worlds nationallicence Hughes Charles E. Computer Science Department and Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA, US aut Moshell J. Michael Computer Science Department and Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA, US aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s005300050050 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s005300050050 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hughes Charles E. Computer Science Department and Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA, US aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moshell J. Michael Computer Science Department and Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA, US aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer