A REVIEW OF COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (CVE) EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES

Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Konstantinidis Andreas

2008

Abstract

This paper presents several methodologies concerning the evaluation of Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs). In doing so, the authors aim to compensate for the absence of a CVE evaluating standard, with the goal of aiding future evaluators in their task. Initially, the paper discusses the general benefits of CVEs and computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL). Based on the examined research it continues with suggested evaluation criteria and the division of evaluation into partitions. Following that, we discuss recommended evaluator profiles and data mining practices. The paper concludes with a description of appropriate data analysis procedures. In the final section, some closing remarks are made and future work is discussed.

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Tsiatsos T. and Andreas K. (2008). A REVIEW OF COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (CVE) EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: MCVE, (VISIGRAPP 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-20-3, pages 499-504. DOI: 10.5220/0001098604990504


in Bibtex Style

@conference{mcve08,
author={Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos and Konstantinidis Andreas},
title={A REVIEW OF COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (CVE) EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: MCVE, (VISIGRAPP 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={499-504},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001098604990504},
isbn={978-989-8111-20-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: MCVE, (VISIGRAPP 2008)
TI - A REVIEW OF COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (CVE) EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES
SN - 978-989-8111-20-3
AU - Tsiatsos T.
AU - Andreas K.
PY - 2008
SP - 499
EP - 504
DO - 10.5220/0001098604990504