discombo. 3D Communication and Collaboration

This application consists of real-time communication and collaborative tools featured in a three dimensional interactive environment. These extensible worlds can be created and controlled with a content management interface or xml... A prototype/trial can be downloaded here. (or a smaller download without video files here).

This was an project to develop shared virtual spaces in an educational environment. To that end, the first step was to create a shared space. The objectives were:

To investigate user interaction using a virtual whiteboard.
To develop “open” communications either via text-based chat or via audio-visual communications.
To investigate ways of creating immersion in a three-dimensional space.
To identify innovative communication methods.
To consider the demand for virtual worlds in education.
To investigate the learning potential of a virtual world.
To look at the costs involved in the creation of a virtual space.
To investigate the technical and social limitations of a virtual 3D space.
To explore the potential of real world models in a virtual world.
To explore issues relating to communication bandwidth limitations.

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Please note that the multiuser features (chat, webcam, collaboration tools) are disabled in this demo. Please contact me for a demonstration/activation of these features.