Large Scale Collaborative Virtual Environments

Greenhalgh, Chris

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.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2011-09-16

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9781447112228

ISBN-13: 9781447112228

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-0867-2

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 229