Shared virtual environments (Topical Term)

Work cat.: Avatars at work and play : collaboration and interaction in shared virtual environments, c2006: p. ix (SVEs; focus on two applications of SVEs: collaborative work and online gaming; sometimes work applications are discussed under the label of collaborative virtual environments--or CVEs--but SVE is a broader term since it includes online gaming and socializing) p. 151 (In order to be able to connect to and interact with the Shared Virtual Environment (SVE) generated by VR [virtual reality] technology, the user must use some kind of VR system) p. 167 (immersive virtual environments (IVEs))

Pettifer, S. A collaborative access model for shared virtual environments, via WWW, June 13, 2006 (shared or Cooperative Virtual Environments (CVEs); shared VEs)

Amselem, D. A window on shared virtual environments, via WWW, June 13, 2006: abstr. (multi-user distributed Virtual Environment (VE) software system; shared VE) introd. (multi-user VE research can bring benefits to the virtual reality (VR) field)

Hughes, C.E. Shared virtual worlds for education, 1997, via WWW, June 13, 2006.

Google search, June 13, 2006 (54,000 hits for "shared virtual environments"; 19,900 for "shared virtual worlds"; 35,600 for "multi-user virtual environments"; 228 for "multi-user distributed virtual environments"; 10,400 for "multi-user virtual worlds")

Teaching health care in virtual space, 2016: ECIP title page (multi-user virtual environments) ECIP data (MUVE)