• NIMIS [October 98 - September 00]

The main aim of NIMIS was: to develop a classroom for early learners which features a synergy between social, educational and technological factors. This is to be achieved through a range of classroom activities oriented towards learning to comprehend and manipulate a range of media (text, pictures, animation, gesture, sound) by taking advantage of the possibilities created through a unique combination of hardware and highly interactive software.

Partners:

- COLLIDE- Gerhard - Mercator - Universität - GH Duisburg, Germany (NIMIS page in Duisburg)

- Computer Based Learning Unit - University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (NIMIS page in Leeds)

- Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Lisbon, Portugal (NIMIS page in Lisbon)

INESC role in NIMIS:

The design of Teatrix was grounded on the current classroom activities applied in the portuguese school "O Nosso Sonho". In this school drama has a special role in the learning activities. The development of Teatrix was based on this premise and it aims at promoting collaborative story creation and acting among young children. The application provides the children with 3D scenarios, characters, and props for story creation and acting. This application was designed for children ageing 7 to 8 years old.

• IDEALS [January 96 - June 98]

IDEALS had as main goal an on-demand flexible installation of telematic services that would give support to training and distance education. By using different mediums of communication (Internet, satellite, etc.) it reinforced the European network of Learning and Training Centers developed in DEDICATED European project, with centers in Portugal, Greece, Germany and Finland. Additionally, it was developed a Web modular system, which supported  the development of training courses, and also the management and archiving of the multimedia features that composed their contents. This project was deployed and evaluated in Universities and Small and Medium Companies.