"The NICE Project: Learning Together in a Virtual World"

The NICE Project: Learning Together in a Virtual World

Johnson, A., Roussou, M., Leigh, J., Barnes, C., Vasilakis, C., Moher, T.

• Publication: Atlanta, GA
• Link: http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/vrais98/vrais98.2.html

Jim (the avatar) and Eddie working together in the garden. Credit: M. Roussou, EVL

This paper describes the NICE project, an immersive learning environment for children implemented in the CAVE and related multi-user virtual reality (VR) technologies.

The NICE project provides an engaging setting where children construct and cultivate simple virtual ecosystems, collaborate via networks with other remotely-located children, and create stories from their interactions in the real and virtual world.