Populated urban environments are very important in many applications such as urban planning and entertainment. However rendering in real time many people in a complex environment ...
Networked virtual environments like Second Life enable distant people to meet for leisure as well as work. But users are represented through avatars controlled by keyboards and mo...
Benjamin Petit, Thomas Dupeux, Benoit Bossavit, Jo...
This article introduces the concept of combining both form (CAD models) and behavior (simulation models) of mechatronic system components into component objects. By composing thes...
Rajarishi Sinha, Christiaan J. J. Paredis, Pradeep...
This paper describes the integration of the High Level Architecture (HLA), an IEEE standard for distributed interactive simulation, with a scientific software package (Scilab) and...
Online virtual worlds such as Second Life provide a rich medium for unstructured human interaction in a shared simulated 3D environment. However, many human interactions take place...