**4.2 Stage IIar – Obverse**

The Obverse Stage (Stage IIar) infers a turning toward or facing to the end-user. At this stage, of the model virtual collaborative workspaces look to incorporate end-user input in the endusers presentation. Multiple end-users are expected at this level with an increasing degree of social interaction. The following characteristics are anticipated from virtual workspaces at the Obverse Stage (Stage IIar) of the model:


ROTATOR Model:

and environment structure.

within this virtual workspace.

**4.5 Stage IIIvr – Transactional Stage** 

predetermined business requirements.

scalability of virtual machine and cloud technologies.

disseminate in the appropriate way or form.

of real presentation of end-user.

within the environment.

**4.6 Stage IIvr – Involvement Stage** 

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2. *Collaborative Tasks* – From a virtual collaborative perspective this tends to substantiate the movement notion of the ROTATOR model and a movement that flows between virtual and real. Automated teaming and workflow events are constructed to meet

3. *End-users* – End-users are fully immersed within the environment with multiple sensory inputs and outputs. End-users are able to select and real or proxy presentation (avatar)

4. *Encompassing Technologies* – At this stage, technologies would maximize the use and

At the Transational State (Stage IIIvr) of the model, where the user content comes from is a critical component to the business implementation and operation. There is an increasing demand for rich data resources found across the web so access to resouces external to the corporate environment capabilities with the virtual workspace is becoming critical. The following characteristics are anticipated from of virtual workspaces at stage III of the model: 1. *Business Environment* - At this stage the process of housing generated content and information becomes more critical and should be considered by the business attempting to integrate virtual world environmental collaborations at this level. Additionally, businesses may be more concerned than with security of auto-generated materials, risk involved with interactions with client, customers or professional clients for example for doctors or lawyers with professional requirements for protection of communications and data. 2. *Collaborative Tasks* – Building a virtual workspace capable of automating the content collection process and generating unique content for academic or business delivery is another way business manages these environments. An example of this might be similar to the way many online newspapers are being auto-generated today. Team projects or course assignments generate rules for collection and assignment bots perform the tasks of locating and presenting the content for users to manage and

3. *End-users* – Integration with team members, especially from outside the corporate infrastructure are expected. Sharing of corporate knowledge-based from within the virtual workspace becomes critical. Extensive use of digital proxy/avatar with infusion

4. *Encompassing Technologies* – At this stage, technologies focus on auto-generation of virtual workspace content and structure. There is a sense of both time and persistence

The Involvement Stage (Stage IIvr) describes the basic collaborative functionalities utilized in virtual online sessions. Text chat, image depictions, including static slide presentations, document viewers, and whiteboards are common collaborative tools incorporated early in

intermesh and shift content and presentation between real and virtual. Both synchronous and asynchronous collaborations are available and the virtual workspace is able to support both persistence as well as well as streaming real-time flow of content

4. *Encompassing Technologies* – At this stage, technologies should include incorporation of various virtual meeting and presentation/demo capabilities. Although management structured and presented content is predominating, some end-user space definition and creation is included.
