NETWORKING:SPACE. Multiple space representations in a web-based learning environment

Presentation at the CADE conference, 

Space can be conceived as extension, as void, as motion, or as relationship between elements. Each of these space conceptions has a representation on the computer: the cartesian space in a CAD program, the voids created with solid modeling, the walkthrough of an animation, or the network of links on the web. There is yet another space concept that results from the interaction between users in a computer network: this is cyberspace, a space of interaction via interfaces. SDR: NETWORKING: SPACE is a web-based environment for collaborative learning that integrates all of these space conceptions in a unified conceptual framework.