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NETGAMES
2004
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Scalable peer-to-peer networked virtual environment
We propose a fully-distributed peer-to-peer architecture to solve the scalability problem of Networked Virtual Environment in a simple and efficient manner. Our method exploits lo...
Shun-Yun Hu, Guan-Ming Liao
ICALT
2010
IEEE
14 years 10 months ago
Designing a Collaborative Learning Activity in Second Life - An Exploratory Study in Physics
Multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) seem to have great potential in education. Current educational uses of MUVEs seem to exploit them more as group interaction platforms and le...
Ioannis Vrellis, Nikiforos M. Papachristos, Joan B...
COBUILD
1998
Springer
15 years 1 months ago
Roomware for Cooperative Buildings: Integrated Design of Architectural Spaces and Information Spaces
In this paper, we introduce the concepts of "cooperative buildings" and "roomware" and place them in the context of the integrated design of real, physical, res...
Norbert A. Streitz, Jörg Geißler, Torst...
ACMACE
2005
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Designing a narrative-based audio only 3D game engine
Immersing players in believable and engaging virtual environments is a common goal for many interactive computer games. While PC-based audio only games set in virtual worlds have ...
Timothy Roden, Ian Parberry
DIMEA
2008
223views Multimedia» more  DIMEA 2008»
14 years 11 months ago
Toward accessible 3D virtual environments for the blind and visually impaired
3D virtual environments are increasingly used for education, business and recreation but are often inaccessible to users who are visually impaired, effectively creating a digital ...
Gareth R. White, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Graham McA...