Large Scale Collaborative Virtual Environments

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.

About the author

Chris Greenhalgh, geboren 1963 in Manchester, schrieb Gedichte, für die er 1992 mit dem"Gregory Award" ausgezeichnet wurde, und eine Abhandlung über postmoderne amerikanische Dichtung.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Greenhalgh, Chris Greenhalgh
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 25.07.2012
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software
• EAN: 9781447112228
• ISBN: 978-1-4471-1222-8
• Pages: 229
• Illustrations: XVI, 229 p.
• Dimensions (packing): 15.5 x 23.5 cm
• Series: Distinguished Dissertations; Distinguished Dissertations