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Foil 49 Applications of Web-based Collaboration

From Collaborative Portals for Distributed and Distance Learning NCSA Industrial Partners Meeting -- October 12-13 99. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 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
2 Crisis Management: Again use general tools (including whiteboard) and add shared maps and multimedia situation reports
3 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
4 Collaborative Computing and Engineering: Here specialized shared objects are CAD, simulation and planning tools
5 UpScale Web Commerce Sites with people available to help shoppers and lecture on demand
6 Socializing .....

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