Visual Understanding Environment
| Company type | Open-source software project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Education Technology |
| Founder | Academic Technology team at Tufts University |
| Headquarters | Medford , United States |
Area served | Academic and professional contexts |
| Products | Concept mapping software |
| Owner | Tufts University |
| Parent | Tufts University |
| Website | vue |
The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is an open-source and cost-free concept mapping software created by the Academic Technology team at Tufts University. Developed using Java and distributed under the Educational Community License, VUE facilitates versatile management of digital materials tailored for educational, instructional, and research purposes. The release of VUE 3.0, supported by funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, brought sophisticated functionalities that improve its applicability in both academic and professional contexts.
The VUE Project
The VUE initiative by Tufts UIT is dedicated to developing adaptable solutions for integrating and organizing digital content within academic environments. Through its concept mapping platform, VUE allows educators and learners to construct semantic networks that connect digital libraries with diverse file systems, enabling coherent organization and dissemination of information.
Releases
Tufts University's VUE development group has overseen numerous version updates, with the introduction of VUE 3 representing a major advancement beyond conventional concept mapping software. Notable enhancements include interactive map presentations, tools for combining and analyzing maps, refined keyword tagging and search capabilities, ontology-based semantic mapping, as well as broadened connectivity with online services such as Flickr, Yahoo, Twitter, and PubMed.
| Release | Date |
|---|---|
| VUE 3.3.0 | 8 Oct 2015 |
| VUE 3.2.2 | 23 May 2013 |
| VUE 3.1.1 | 16 March 2011 |
| VUE 3.0.2 | 1 July 2010 |
| VUE 3.0 | 3 February 2010 |
| VUE 2.3.1 | 6 May 2009 |
| VUE 2.2 | 20 June 2008 |
| VUE 2.0 | 10 April 2008 |
| VUE 1.4 | 20 July 2005 |