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Virtual world

Known as: Virtual city, On-world, 3D web 
A virtual world or massively multiplayer online world (MMOW) is a computer-based simulated environment populated by many users who can create a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Second Life in higher education: Assessing the potential for and the barriers to deploying virtual worlds in learning and teaching
Second Life (SL) is currently the most mature and popular multi-user virtual world platform being used in education. Through an… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Toward a Definition of “Virtual Worlds”
This is a brief essay, we call "think-pieces", designed to stimulate a discussion on a particular topic. The topic for this… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Three-dimensional virtual worlds and distance learning: two case studies of Active Worlds as a medium for distance education
Online three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds are emerging technologies that offer unique learning opportunities for traditional… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Bridging physical and virtual worlds with electronic tags
The role of computers in the modern office has divided ouractivities between virtual interactions in the realm of thecomputer and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Stable haptic interaction with virtual environments
This paper addresses fundamental stability and performance issues associated with haptic interaction. It generalizes and extends… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Virtualized Reality: Constructing Virtual Worlds from Real Scenes
A new visual medium, Virtualized Reality, immerses viewers in a virtual reconstruction of real-world events. The Virtualized… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The omni-directional treadmill: a locomotion device for virtual worlds
The Omni-Directional Treadmill (ODT) is a revolutionary device for locomotion in large-scale virtual environments. The device… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Wayfinding strategies and behaviors in large virtual worlds
People have severe problems wayfinding in large virtual worlds. However, current implementations of virtual worlds provide little… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Virtual reality on a WIM: interactive worlds in miniature
This paper explores a user interface technique which augments an immersive head tracked display with a hand-held miniature copy… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evolving virtual creatures
This paper describes a novel system for creating virtual creatures that move and behave in simulated three-dimensional physical… Expand
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