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COMMUNICATION IN VIRTUAL WORLDS AND VIDEOCONFERENCE Nikolaos Tapsis and Costas
Tsolakidis This is a
comparative study of two virtual environments, which can be used in
distance education: Virtual World (VW) and Video Conference (VC).
Previous studies have examined these two environments based on
Social Presence Theory. Using media theories, the current study
investigates the fundamental differences between these two
synchronous environments. From the theoretical analysis it is shown
that VW, contrary to VC, creates a rather “compact” environment for
its users and it can support “dynamic” learning activities. These
two media properties have to be explored in further research with
qualitative and quantitative methods. |
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