{"product_id":"9781447112228","title":"Large Scale Collaborative Virtual Environments","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLarge Scale Collaborative Virtual Environments\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGreenhalgh, Chris\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborative virtual environments are multi-user virtual realities which actively support communication and co-operation. This book addresses the theory, design, realisation and evaluation of such systems, with a particular emphasis on support for large numbers of distributed users. A broad approach is taken, which ranges from the sociology of interpersonal communication to the management of communication in distributed systems. The emphasis on multi-user environments distinguishes this book from the many general books on virtual reality which only deal with single-user systems. This book presents: models of multi-party awareness and interaction in space-based systems; detailed designs of two prototypes (MASSIVE-1 and MASSIVE-2); experiences with collaborative virtual environments created using these; and analyses of the corresponding network requirements. Many of these results and ideas are applicable to other systems and approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-09-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781447112228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781447112228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4471-0867-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 229\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358534234252,"sku":"9781447112228","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781447112228_88a29a01-0ab8-4580-b8e4-4744e98d1b02.jpg?v=1755108038","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781447112228","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}