DocumentCode
3219058
Title
FVE A Virtual Environment for Collaboration
Author
Tomek, Ivan ; Giles, Rick ; Zhang, Hai ; Di, Li
Author_Institution
Acadia Univ., Wolfville
fYear
2008
fDate
25-28 March 2008
Firstpage
467
Lastpage
472
Abstract
FVE (federated virtual environment) is a groupware research project addressing critical groupware issues such as scalability, adaptability and extendibility, and performance. It uses the virtual universe metaphor and offers unique features such as transparent operation on an unlimited number of servers, and runtime modifiability via several well- known scripting languages. This paper describes the evolution of FVE, its functionality, design, implementation, and our plans for its further evolution.
Keywords
groupware; collaborative environment; federated virtual environment; groupware; scripting languages; virtual universe metaphor; Application software; Authorization; Buildings; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer languages; Floors; Protocols; Virtual environment; federated servers; framework; groupware; open source; virtual space;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Workshops, 2008. AINAW 2008. 22nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Okinawa
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3096-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WAINA.2008.85
Filename
4482959
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