The NICE project: learning together in a virtual world

Published 27 November 2002

Andrew Johnson, Maria Roussos, Jason Leigh, Christina Vasilakis, Craig Barnes, Thomas G. Moher

DOI10.1109/vrais.1998.658487

Citations143

TL;DR

The NICE project provides an engaging setting where children construct and cultivate simple virtual ecosystems, collaborate via networks with other remotely-located children, and create stories from their interactions in the real and virtual world.

Abstract

This paper describes the NICE project, an immersive learning environment for children implemented in the CAVE and related multi-user virtual reality (VR) technologies. The NICE project provides an engaging setting where children construct and cultivate simple virtual ecosystems, collaborate via networks with other remotely-located children, and create stories from their interactions in the real and virtual world.

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