The goal of this research is to develop a set of software tools to "hide the details" of effective navigation within collaborative environments from application developers. The purpose of a collaborative virtual environment is two-fold: it facilitates information and viewpoint sharing (expert/student relationship) while it simultaneously promotes individual exploration and personal insight (peer/peer relationship).  Several navigation methods are explored.  Applications demonstrated include a walking tour of a cityscape, a fly-over of a terrain, and an exploration of a molecular structure with no natural orientation.