01380nas a2200133   4500008004100000245006900041210006900110260001900179300001700198520085300215100002101068700002701089856013001116       2001                        eng d00aArchitectures and Protocols for Educational Virtual Environments0 aArchitectures and Protocols for Educational Virtual Environments  c22 - 25 August  a 1107 - 11103 aShared or networked virtual environments are one of the most
promising uses of the virtual reality technology. While a lot of
research has been done in the area of multi-user virtual
environments corresponding to the sharing of events very few
research has been done on specific services and functionality.
However both the requirements and the kind of the offered
services affect significantly the design of a system. In this paper
we present the main issues in the design of a platform to support
the distant education process using networked virtual
environments. We also introduce the term Educational Virtual
Environments and their basic requirements. According to these
requirements of the educational virtual environments we propose
both a suitable architecture and a protocol for the interaction
between the components of this architecture.1 aBouras, Christos1 aTsiatsos, Thrasivoulos  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/architectures-and-protocols-educational-virtual-environments?language=en