NDLI: Towards realizing cooperative distributed workspaces for distributed virtual environments

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Stytz, M.R. Banks, S.B. Wells, W.D.
Copyright Year	1997
Description	Author affiliation: Virtual Environ. Lab., Air Force Inst. of Technol., USA (Stytz, M.R.)
Abstract	Within current distributed virtual environments (DVEs) each participant operates in isolation and lacks facilities for sharing information with other participants. Therefore, because the information flow is incorrect, the participants are encumbered with unnecessary work and are not prepared to accomplish the tasks they must perform in the real world. Our research is directed toward ending this isolation by investigating means for inserting typical collaborative tools into DVE applications using existing DVE communication protocols. The research reported in this paper begins the process of identifying the tools required to promote effective cooperation within DVEs. We describe each of the collaborative work tools that we developed; each tools' purpose, capabilities, design, software architecture, and implementation; the techniques we use for display of information sent by other users; the communication protocol changes we propose; and the user interface to the tools. We conclude the paper with suggestions for further work.
Starting Page	545
Ending Page	549
File Size	765088
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818682183
DOI	10.1109/IIS.1997.645386
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1997-12-08
Publisher Place	Bahamas
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Virtual environment Collaborative work Application software Protocols Computer networks Distributed computing Humans Isolation technology Collaborative tools Software design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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