Simard, JeanAmmi, MehdiAuvray, MalikaTorsten Kuhlen and Sabine Coquillart and Victoria Interrante2014-01-272014-01-272010978-3-905674-30-91727-530Xhttps://doi.org/10.2312/EGVE/JVRC10/051-054Nowadays, Collaborative Virtual Environments offer new working methods allowing for the association of several experts in the same problem-solving process. These new platforms have the potential to improve the processing of complex environments with large dataflow and requiring different skills. This article proposes the investigation of a synchronous and colocated approach for a molecular design task. The aim of this research is to highlight the role and the contribution of Collaborative Virtual Environments for the improvement of complex tasks fulfillment.Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): H.5.3 [INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION]: Group and Organization Interfaces-Computer-supported cooperative work