• DocumentCode
    1304084
  • Title

    AstroSim: Collaborative Visualization of an Astrophysics Simulation in Second Life

  • Author

    Nakasone, Arturo ; Miura, Kenichi ; Prendinger, Helmut ; Hut, Piet ; Holland, Simon ; Makino, Jun

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Inf., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    69
  • Lastpage
    81
  • Abstract
    Developed in the Second Life 3D online multiuser environment, AstroSim (astrophysics simulation) provides synchronous collaborative visualization for astronomers. Users can play, halt, and rewind simulations and annotate stars interactively to track individual stars and gain a better understanding of stellar dynamics and astrophysics phenomena. This article is part of a special issue on collaborative visualization.
  • Keywords
    astronomy computing; digital simulation; AstroSim; Second Life 3D online multiuser environment; astrophysics simulation; collaborative visualization; 3D visualization; Second Life; collaborative astrophysics; computer graphics; stellar-dynamics simulation; virtual worlds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCG.2009.79
  • Filename
    5210067
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1304084