Virtual Meetings [chapter]

Walt Scacchi
2016 Handbook of Science and Technology Convergence  
This chapter reviews and examines virtual meetings (VM). VM are meetings where participants are distributed across physical space or time, yet seek/act as virtually co-located in a common place. Computer-mediated VM are the common form or mode of interest. Many millions of people regularly engage in such meetings world-wide, most often in small groups with others known to them. This chapter focuses attention on two different recurring forms of such meetings: VM conducted through online
more » ... or artifacts that may be stored, accessed or transacted via their associated systems and repositories; and VM where participants employ computer-rendered avatars in immersive virtual worlds to denote their presence, identity, and ability to interact with other avatars through online media or experiences.
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07052-0_31 fatcat:6q7uc5flqrgkvnx7qklf4tsl4m