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Distributed Extensible Virtual Reality Laboratory (DEVRL)

A Project for Co-operation in Multi-Participant Environments

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Abstract

This paper describes an ongoing project in the UK to establish a framework for distributed virtual reality applications. The paper describes the aims of the project, the three applications (physics teaching, collaborative information browsing, and geometric design), the methodology for evaluation, and the network infrastructure.

This work has been sponsored by the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University College London, UK

    Mel Slater & Martin Usoh

  2. University of Nottingham, UK

    Steve Benford, Dave Snowdon & Chris Brown

  3. Lancaster University, UK

    Tom Rodden & Gareth Smith

  4. Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK

    Sylvia Wilbur

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  1. Informationstechnik, GMD Forschungszentrum, Sankt Augustin, Federal Republic of Germany

    Martin Göbel

  2. CEA/DI, CE. Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France

    Jacques David

  3. Department of Computer Science, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Pavel Slavik

  4. Energy Engineering, Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, Petten, The Netherlands

    Jarke J. van Wijk

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Slater, M. et al. (1996). Distributed Extensible Virtual Reality Laboratory (DEVRL). In: Göbel, M., David, J., Slavik, P., van Wijk, J.J. (eds) Virtual Environments and Scientific Visualization ’96. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7488-3_15

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