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Contents
1 What is Cyberspace?
Cyberspace has two aspects:
CyberSpace Indexes:
Literature:
Recent Events about Cyberspace:
2 The technology layer
2.1 Major currently available CMC and Information Systems
Text-based social virtual reality (Muds) is almost Cyberspace:
Asynchronous Collaboration Tools
CSCW Tools
Internet Classics
Voice and Video Conferencing Tools
2.2 Interesting Technical Research Areas
Artificial Agents on the Net
2D and 3D VEs
Immersive VR Systems
Advanced MUDs
Multi-User CSCW Tools
2.3 Internet Trends
WWW - Mobile Code:
WWW - HTML embedded scripts:
WWW - Diversification of Formats:
WWW - All-in-One WWW browsers
WWW - Embedded WWW browsers
WWW - HTTP-based Collaboration Tools:
WWW - Gateway and DB Technology:
WWW - Specialized WWW service packages
WWW - VRML:
WWW - Smart Indexing and Smart searching
CSCW Tools:
Voice Talk and low-bandwidth Video:
WWW - Specialized HTTP Servers:
2.4 The software situation at TECFA
3 Issues for Research and Development of Cyberspace
Essential Elements for Interactive Cyberspace:
Issues that came up for the WWW workshop on VEs and the Web:
Virtual Communities and Virtual Worlds:
4 Potential R and/or D Projects for Tecfa & Friends
4.1 Global R&D Projects
CMC Systems for Distance Education
VEs for collaborative work and learning
Collaborative learning by doing environments
Intelligent Agents over and on the Net
Virtual Communities for Research and Work
4.2 More ``Focussed'' Research Questions
Social Grounding:
Constructivism
Immersion:
How to "encode" incentives for collaboration?
Situated Learning in a VE:
Cooperation tools for specific tasks:
Navigation:
Simulations and Interactive Exhibits:
Agents:
VE Client Interfaces
3-D / VRML extensions to the MOO
5 Strategic Planning
5.1 cyberspace training in STAF
5.2 Resources, Past Work and Interests at Tecfa
5.3 Potential Funding Sources
5.4 Collaboration Partners
References
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postscript version
is available.
Daniel K. Schneider
Wed Apr 24 02:00:59 MET DST 1996