This paper describes the Shakespeare Project, an interactive videodisk computer program developed at Stanford University which permits students to study, design, and enjoy theater. The prototype consists of three basic programs, which are described in detail: (1) a videodisk-based "tutorial" called "Page to Stage," that teaches…

Illustrates the possibilities and educational benefits of virtual learning environments (VLEs), based on experiences with "Thirst for Knowledge," a VLE that simulates the workplace of a major company. While working in this virtual office world, students walk through the building, attend meetings, read reports, receive e-mail, answer the telephone,…

As a collaborative effort between Brown University (Rhode Island) and three secondary schools, an instructional hypermedia research project called ACCESS (American Culture in Context: Enrichment for Secondary Schools) has created a corpus for use at the high school level which contains a substantial amount of textual, pictorial, audio, and video…