Title :
BrickNet: sharing object behaviors on the Net
Author :
Singh, Gurminder ; Serra, Luis ; Png, Willie ; Wong, Audrey ; Ng, Hern
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Syst. Sci., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
In a majority of networked virtual worlds, object sharing is limited to object geometries only. The BrickNet toolkit extends the sharing of objects to include dynamic object behaviors. This is achieved by combining a structured organizational paradigm for virtual worlds with an interpreted language. Sharing in virtual worlds is handled by transferring the program code that builds the structure and executes the behavior. The range of behaviors that can be shared in BrickNet include simple behaviors, virtual world dependent behaviors, reactive behaviors and capability-based behaviors
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; object-oriented programming; virtual reality; BrickNet toolkit; Internet; capability-based behaviors; client-server computing; dynamic object behaviors; interpreted language; networked virtual worlds; object behaviour sharing; object geometries; object management; object sharing; program code transfer; reactive behaviors; structured organizational paradigm; virtual reality; Animation; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Computer network management; Computer networks; File servers; Geometry; Network servers; Object oriented modeling; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium, 1995. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Research Triangle Park, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7084-3
DOI :
10.1109/VRAIS.1995.512475
