CommunitySims employs the Stagecast visual programming environment. With CommunitySims Online! residents collaborate with one another by discussing previously created simulations as well as introducing their own opinions and creativity through simulations they create.
The Activity Awareness project is investigating awareness tools that support long-term collaborative projects through the design of tools for desktop clients and shared, large-screen displays, laboratory studies of collaboration tools, and Field testing in extended classroom projects.
We are working with BearingPoint to assess possible technology solutions, in both commercial tools and research systems, that would facilitate collaborative production of geospatial intelligence artifacts for organizations such as NIMA.
The goals of the LiNC project included facilitating and investigating Learning in Networked Communities. The project developed and evaluated software tools and applications, as well as effective collaborative learning activities. It served as a testbed for leading-edge research and development in educational and communications technology.
The MOOsburg project developed a Web-based MOO in which the geography modeled is that of the real town of Blacksburg. We worked with the Town of Blacksburg, the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, the Montgomery County Public Schools, and the Blacksburg Seniors. The MOO has been used for meetings of community groups, and various building projects. Ongoing related work includes exploration of new navigational techniques and applications which depend on Web-MOO integration, such as displaying zoning maps during a real-time discussion of a zoning proposal.
:: Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech ::
Contact:
Dr. Francis Quek, Director
Dr. Andrea Kavanaugh, Associate Director
2202 Kraft Drive, KWII Building (0902)
Blacksburg, VA 24060
tel: (540) 231-3188 or 231-1806
fax: (540) 231-9218
