NDLI: Autonomous actors in networked collaborative virtual environments

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Pandzic, I.S. Capin, T.K. Lee, E. Thalmann, N.M. Thalmann, D.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: MIRALab-CUI, Geneva Univ., Switzerland (Pandzic, I.S.)
Abstract	Introducing seemingly autonomous virtual beings into virtual environments to co-habit and collaborate with us is a continuous challenge and source of interest. Latest proof of human excitement for virtual life is the current worldwide craze for electronic pets that must be fed and cared for lest they develop a bad character or die. Even more interesting is the inclusion of autonomous actors in networked collaborative virtual environments (NCVEs). They provide a meeting place for people from different geographical locations and virtual beings. In NCVEs one doesn't see correspondents, only their graphical representations in the virtual world, which is the same as for the virtual ones-therefore the communication with virtual beings can come naturally. There is no single solution to the simulation of autonomous behavior. This is an ongoing research topic. Therefore it is interesting to provide an open NCVE system for easy interfacing with various implementations of autonomous behavior. In this way, the system can serve as an application platform with existing algorithms, as well as a research testbed for new autonomous behavior algorithms. The paper studies the requirements for such an open interface and, based on this study, presents an implementation within the Virtual Life Network (VLNET) system. Results are presented in terms of two case studies. A simple one implementing a dumb servant character and a more complex one connecting VLNET with the autonomous agent program Eliza (Weizenbaum, 1966).
Starting Page	138
Ending Page	145
File Size	144633
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818689110
DOI	10.1109/MULMM.1998.722991
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-10-12
Publisher Place	Switzerland
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Intelligent networks Collaboration Virtual environment Humans System testing Animation Laboratories Positron emission tomography Lab-on-a-chip Graphics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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