MVIP-II: a protocol for enabling communication in collaborative virtual environments

This paper presents the second edition of our multicast protocol designed to enable shared v irtual worlds. This secon d release was u nderta ken to prov ide an interaction methodology with other participants of a shared virtual world. These virtual world participants can be either human-controlled, or algorithmically co ntrolled conten t delivery avatars. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.2 [Netw ork P rotoc ols]: Applications - Multicast IPv.4 Shared Virtua l Env ironm ent pro tocol. General Terms Algorithm s, Performance, Design, Reliability, Experimentation, Langu ages. Keywords Virtual Reality Markup L anguage (VR ML), distributed virtual environm ents, multiu ser virtu al reality, autonom ous avatars, IP Multicasting, Mbone.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: VRML
• Authors: John Robinson, Sarah J. Dumoulin, John A. Stewart
• Keywords: Keywords Virtual Reality, Virtual World, Virtual World Participants, VRML 2003