TY - CONF T1 - A Platform for Sharing Educational Virtual Environments T2 - 9th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2001) Split, Dubrovnik (Croatia) Ancona, Bari (Italy), Vol II Y1 - 2001 A1 - Christos Bouras A1 - Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos A1 - D Psaltoulis A1 - C Psaroudis AB - In 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. JF - 9th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2001) Split, Dubrovnik (Croatia) Ancona, Bari (Italy), Vol II ER -