| Large Scale Collaborative Virtual Environments Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Greenhalgh, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447112229 ISBN-13: 9781447112228 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Graphics - Computers | User Interfaces - Comics & Graphic Novels |
| Dewey: 005.437 |
| Series: Distinguished Dissertations |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.79 lbs) 229 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Collaborative virtual environments are multi-user virtual realities which actively support communication and co-operation. This book addresses the theory, design, realisation and evaluation of such systems, with a particular emphasis on support for large numbers of distributed users. A broad approach is taken, which ranges from the sociology of interpersonal communication to the management of communication in distributed systems. The emphasis on multi-user environments distinguishes this book from the many general books on virtual reality which only deal with single-user systems. This book presents: models of multi-party awareness and interaction in space-based systems; detailed designs of two prototypes (MASSIVE-1 and MASSIVE-2); experiences with collaborative virtual environments created using these; and analyses of the corresponding network requirements. Many of these results and ideas are applicable to other systems and approaches. |