Title :
A Software Architecture for Sharing Distributed Virtual Worlds
Author :
Drolet, Frédéric ; Mokhtari, Marielle ; Bernier, François ; Laurendeau, Denis
Author_Institution :
Virtual Immersion Lab., Defence Res. & Dev. Canada-Valcartier, Quebec City, QC
Abstract :
This paper presents a generic software architecture developed to allow users located at different physical locations to share the same virtual environment and to interact with each other and the environment in a coherent and transparent manner.
Keywords :
distributed processing; software architecture; user interfaces; distributed virtual world; generic software architecture; user interaction; Application software; Audio systems; Computer architecture; Haptic interfaces; Laboratories; Physics; Software architecture; Virtual environment; Visualization; Yarn; Immersive environments; coherence; distributed environments; interaction; synchronization; visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Conference, 2009. VR 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lafayette, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3943-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1087-8270
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2009.4811050