This paper presents the first in-depth evaluation of a large multi-format virtual conference.
The conference took place in an avatar-based 3D virtual world with spatialized audio, and …

Mutual engagement occurs when people creatively spark together and enter a state of group
flow. We present a characterisation of mutually engaging interaction, discuss design …

Two studies on collaborative learning in Second Life are reported. The first is an ecological
study of Second Life used in an undergraduate class, by observation, interviews, and limit …

In this chapter, we address issues related to using mobile telepresence robotics for social
interaction between people in different locations. We examine this problem space from three …

In this poster, we present a Virtual Reality environment, named MetaCUX (Collaborative
User eXperience in the Metaverse), where people may collaborate in a virtual workplace …

This paper presents the system architecture of a collaborative virtual environment in which
distributed multidisciplinary teams involved in space exploration activities come together …

Awareness is the sense of what is happening, who is around, what they are doing, what their
states of emotion and whether or not they notice you. Social awareness and how they are …

The environmental priority requires structural interventions that will be effective in the long
period only if they are accompanied by modifications of behaviors, orientations and beliefs …

In this paper, we present the results of interviews with 23 corporate virtual world users which
show how the use of virtual worlds for distributed meetings may help to overcome some of …

The 3D environments of virtual worlds like Second Life (SL) have much to offer a general
chemistry classroom instructor, especially when teaching chemistry concepts like VSEPR …