This article presents the partial results of a Master’s ongoing research at the Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro the intention of which is to investigate the possibilities
offered by current communication and digital computer technologies, from an
association developed among three research groups: GERGAV (Grupo de Estudos
de Representação Gráfica em Ambientes Virtuais – Study Group of Graphic
Representation in Virtual Environments), of the School of Fine Arts, LATEC
(Laboratório de Pesquisa em Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação –
Research Laboratory in Information and Communication Technologies), of the
School of Communication and LAMCE (Laboratório de Métodos Computacionais em
Engenharia – Laboratory of Computational Methods in Engineering), of COPPE
(Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia -
Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute Graduate School and Research in Engineering).
