• DocumentCode
    2618576
  • Title

    A message-based architechture to enable runtime user interaction on concurrent simulation-animations of construction operations

  • Author

    Rekapalli, Prasant V. ; Martinez, Julio C.

  • Author_Institution
    Purdue Univ., West Lafayette
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    9-12 Dec. 2007
  • Firstpage
    2028
  • Lastpage
    2031
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a preliminary architecture to support user interaction with 3D animations. These interactions are able affect the state of the concurrent discrete-event simulation driving the animation. We first explain how user interaction is conceptually split into user-action and user- intent, and then detail the message-based architecture adopted to support user interaction.
  • Keywords
    computer animation; discrete event simulation; 3D animation; concurrent discrete-event simulation; message-based architecture; runtime user interaction; Analytical models; Animation; Civil engineering; Clocks; Discrete event simulation; Power system modeling; Runtime; Synchronization; Usability; Visualization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1306-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1306-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.2007.4419833
  • Filename
    4419833