The process of designing multi-user virtual environments (VE) is similar to the process of designing code or imagery in that it is necessary to passionately maintain a catalog of ideas and references. VE design combines these passions to construct a consistent graphical user interface (gui) with metaphors for exploration and self-reflection in a collaborative team effort.

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Dolinsky, M., Sehmisch, G., Metaphors, Visual Proceedings of the 1997 SIGGRAPH Conference, Los Angeles, CA, pp. 128, August 1st, 1997. http://www.evl.uic.edu/dolinsky/DG/VP/metaphor.htm