The Distributed Extensible Virtual Reality Laboratory (DEVRL)

This project will allow people in different parts of the UK to be able to work together in the same virtual space to accomplish joint tasks. This will be supported with standard network facilities, such as SuperJANET. Three testbed applications will be developed: one that will allow people to navigate through 3D representations of information spaces (Nottingham); for learning through the creation of a virtual classroom (Lancaster); and an environment to allow designers to work together to create geometric shapes, for example, in car design (QMW).

The project has the backing of a number of companies, who will act as industrial "uncles", including BT, ARRL, BAe and DIVISION. The project is also closely associated with the London Parallel Application Centre which supplies part of the equipment for the project at UCL.