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- Publication Type: Technical Report
- Workgroup(s)/Project(s): not specified
- Date: June 1995
- Number: TR-186-2-95-08
- Keywords: distributed virtual environments, simulation, client-server systems
Abstract
We propose an architecture for virtual environments that is aimed at the construction of a continuous global information space. Persistent simulation engines with freely programmable content are the key to achieve this goal. Our approach is based on a hybrid client-server/peer-to-peer network: simulation data is maintained on a server that is responsible for a region of the virtual environment. The server exchanges information with neighboring servers, and allows users to participate in the environment through clients. The database is composed of object-oriented autonomous actors that communicate with each other by message passing.Additional Files and Images
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@techreport{Schmalstieg-1995-TVE, title = "Towards a virtual environment for interactive world building", author = "Dieter Schmalstieg and Michael Gervautz", year = "1995", abstract = "We propose an architecture for virtual environments that is aimed at the construction of a continuous global information space. Persistent simulation engines with freely programmable content are the key to achieve this goal. Our approach is based on a hybrid client-server/peer-to-peer network: simulation data is maintained on a server that is responsible for a region of the virtual environment. The server exchanges information with neighboring servers, and allows users to participate in the environment through clients. The database is composed of object-oriented autonomous actors that communicate with each other by message passing.", month = jun, number = "TR-186-2-95-08", address = "Favoritenstrasse 9-11/E193-02, A-1040 Vienna, Austria", institution = "Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, Vienna University of Technology ", note = "human contact: technical-report@cg.tuwien.ac.at", keywords = "distributed virtual environments, simulation, client-server systems", URL = "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/1995/Schmalstieg-1995-TVE/", }