Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) have become complex
social worlds. As such, playing these games requires more than accomplishing simple …

In this paper we discuss the use of modern information and communication technologies for
distance education (DE) purposes. We argue that current technologies and implementations …

The purpose of the present paper is to briefly introduce adaptive training systems, and
describe the Simulation Experience Design Method. Adaptive training systems are serious …

Purpose–In a collaborative learning environment there will be many learners with diverse
cultures. These learners should be supported to communicate and collaborate among …

Communication is a critical aspect of any collaborative system. In online multiplayer games
and virtual worlds it is especially complex. Users are present over long periods, require both …

Complex problem solving approaches and novel strategies employed by the military at the
squad, team, and commander level are often best learned experientially. Since live action …

Throughout human history we have played and gamed. According to Eric Berne (1964),
author of Games People Play, human relationships are in fact comprised of game playing …

This paper describes an experimental, adaptive community-based system, the Forum,
designed to facilitate communication where there are mutual concerns or interests among …

The focus of this thesis is on perceivable interaction forms that can be utilised in multi-player
computer games and Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs). Interaction forms are …

This volume began with a workshop of the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial
Intelligence held in 2001. Concerned with embodied agents as cultural objects and subjects …