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Virtual Reality (VR) provides a powerful technology that will dramatically change the way we communicate in the near future. In BT, we have been collaborating with Sony and the BBC in researching VR technology by developing and delivering collaborative virtual environments (VEs) to support communities. This paper presents The Mirror, a ground breaking experiment in VR technology over the Internet, which provided a vehicle for exploring key questions like: How can we support evolving communities and enhance communication using this technology? What are the key components that constitute compelling, stimulating and easy to use VEs? We modified existing tools and techniques used for usability assessment to introduce concepts of ’trial by Internet’ and ‘cyberfocus groups’.
More than 4.5 million people have used the Internet during the past year in the UK [2].
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Sidhu, C.K. (1998). Reflections of Communities in Virtual Environments: The Mirror. In: Ishida, T. (eds) Community Computing and Support Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1519. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49247-X_20
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