XOBS: A formalism for representing the behavior of virtual objects

Author

Goad, Chris

Author_Institution

SILMA Inc., Portland, OR, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

260

Lastpage

266

Abstract

Any successful technology for the construction of complex virtual worlds must be based on an expandable repository of components and a robust technology for assembling these components into progressively more complex objects and subworlds. There are two aspects to virtual world assembly: construction of physical shape and appearance, and construction of behavior. A representation for behavior that fully supports component-based assembly technology is presented. The representation is embodied in a software product which interfaces easily to existing modeling and rendering software

Keywords

object-oriented programming; rendering (computer graphics); software libraries; user interfaces; virtual reality; XOBS; component-based assembly technology; expandable repository; modeling; object oriented programming; rendering software; software product; virtual objects; virtual world assembly; Assembly; Computer languages; Containers; Filling; Graphical user interfaces; Large-scale systems; Modems; Object oriented programming; Robustness; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AI, Simulation, and Planning in High Autonomy Systems, 1993. Integrating Virtual Reality and Model-Based Environments. Proceedings. Fourth Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Tucson, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-8186-4020-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AIHAS.1993.410604

Filename

410604