01369nas a2200157   4500008004100000245006000041210005800101260001900159300001500178520082700193100002101020700002701041700001801068700001701086856010801103       2001                        eng d00aA Platform for Sharing Educational Virtual Environments0 aPlatform for Sharing Educational Virtual Environments  c9 - 12 October  a 659 - 6663 aIn recent years, a lot of work has been done on multi-user virtual environments. This
work led to platforms that aim to support 3D virtual communities. However, little research has
been done on specific services and functionality, which affect significantly the design of a system.
The growing need for communication, visualisation and organisation technologies in the field of
e-learning environments, has led to the application of virtual reality and the use of multi-user
real-time communication platforms to support these needs. In this paper we present the design
and implementation of a platform, suitable for educational virtual environments. Apart from the
platform itself, we present the technological choices, a new method for sharing virtual
environments and a new protocol for educational virtual environments.1 aBouras, Christos1 aTsiatsos, Thrasivoulos1 aPsaltoulis, D1 aPsaroudis, C  uhttps://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/platform-sharing-educational-virtual-environments