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Posted by marjorie stave on March 01, 1999 at 08:03:36:
by Don Brutzman
brutzman@nps.navy.mil "Networked Virtual Environments-Design and Implementation"
By Sandeep Singhal and Michael Zyda Table of contents available at
Networked Virtual Environments(toc) and ordering info available at
a href="http://www.npsnet.nps.navy.mil/zyda/NVEBook/SinghalZyda2.pdf">Networked Virtual Environments Networked Virtual Environments (Net-VEs or NVEs) allow multiple users to interact in real time, even though participants may be located in different places around the world. Providing realism for users by incorporating 3D graphics and stereo sound, NVEs create an immersive experience in shared virtual space via the Internet. Networked Virtual Environments, by Sandeep Singhal and Michael Zyda, teaches the design and implementation of NVEs to commercial NVE infrastructure and applications developers in the military, in the aerospace industry, in entertainment, and in other commercial areas such as engineering design, scientific research, and even retail business. Demonstrating how to build and operate interactive 3D graphics sites online, the book includes information on ways to overcome the problems and limitations encountered in real-time interactive system development. Readers find out how to build tools for NVE technology, learn the underlying principles and practical techniques for making successful NVEs, and glimpse future direc-tions in this growing field. The authors plan an associated web site that will show how to build a usable networked virtual environment.
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