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The General Variables Concept: A Simple Step from Single- to Multi-user Environment (2001)
| Venue: | In Proceedings of 2001 IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation |
| Citations: | 4 - 4 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Masa01thegeneral,
author = {Michal Masa and Jiri Zara},
title = {The General Variables Concept: A Simple Step from Single- to Multi-user Environment},
booktitle = {In Proceedings of 2001 IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation},
year = {2001}
}
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Abstract
When implementing multi-user cooperation systems in networked virtual environments, synchronizing local representations of shared virtual world has to be considered. It involves distributing and storing the data that represent users ’ activity in the virtual world. In this paper we propose a concept of general variables, which formalizes the task of distributing, journaling and locking the data in the client-server model. To verify the employability of the concept, we have implemented a Java bundle comprising a server and a client-side library. Four multi-user applications are presented to demonstrate that with the help of the bundle, a single-user application can be turned into multi-user one with minimum effort. 1.
Keyphrases
simple step multi-user environment general variable concept virtual world minimum effort java bundle represent user activity single-user application multi-user cooperation system local representation client-server model client-side library general variable networked virtual environment multi-user application
