Basic HTML version of Foils prepared September 13 1999

Foil 40 Applications of Web-based Collaboration

From Integration of Information Technology and Computational Science in Education and Research Computer Science Seminar -- August 27 1999. by Geoffrey C. Fox


Multi Player Games: Use Chat Rooms and digital VTC to establish context
  • Share Java, JavaScript, VRML etc. games
  • Tango has Card Games, Othello, Chess, Snakes and Ladders
Crisis Management: Again use general tools (including whiteboard) and add shared maps and multimedia situation reports
Command and Control: Military, Test and Evaluation -- any real time control of complex system
  • support distributed experts who can be on call remotely and shared object is visualization of test results
Collaborative Computing and Engineering: Here specialized shared objects are CAD, simulation and planning tools
Socializing .....



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