7 Multi-user VRML

7.1 MUVE Indexes

• "shared worlds" at HTIL
• news:sci.virtual-worlds

7.2 VRML Servers/multi-user worlds)

• blaxxun interactive Free Browser and free limited server (working, but expensive technology). See also: german site and the Blaxxun Web Ring.
• Open Community (ex Universal Worlds) from Mitsubishi.
• VNet, a multi-user VRML space running with any VRML 2 compliant browser (either EAI or script node). Some VNET worlds:Vnet (home site) Entry * Adriadne (includes enhancements) * Electra City *
• DeepMatrix, Opensource Multiuser VRML client/server. Working technology !
• Parrallel Graphics - Islands multi-user VRML client (server will be available in early 2000)
• bangis a cyberspace community client. Client for lambdamoo, written in java 2 and java3d, vrml97 support, vnet and deepmatix support and more. A cool new project born in Island (Jan/99).
• Pueblo Originally a 2D MUD client/server architure, it does VRML.
• Improv Project at NYU's Media Research Lab.
• HOLODESK, Communicator Multi-User 3D chat environment based on Standard Web3D Technologies, commercial product, beta testing available (12/98)
• Pantheon (description needed) ( Entry for testers)
• OZ Interactive. Server and plugin (both 2D and 3D VRML 2.0). Both products are free. (alternative URL Dead project ??? 11/99)).
• Community Place. Server, browser, plugin and CP tool from Sony JP. (Sony US mirror). This seems to be a dead project (11/99)
• See also Sony's Starship trooper's game (direct link)
• Digital-Project.net, also http://mageos.ifrance.com/semiosis/
• Escape 3D On-line "cities"

7.3 Related stuff

• JackMOOThe JackMOO research project is designed to study the use of a language-based interface to guide and instruct avatars or other agents in a virtual world. The integration of LambdaMOO and Jack6 provides a persistent environment for multiple users and their avatars. See the papers and About Jack.

7.4 Texts on Multi-user / Virtual worlds

• Issues in the design of a scalable shared virtual environment for the Internet b Lea, Honda & Matsuda. Overview of Sonys "Virtual Society Project" (includes Community Place and Dive).
• Virtual Society: Collaboration in 3D spaces on the Internet by Lea, Honda & Matsuda. Sonys "Virtual Society Project", Community Place.
• Community Place presentation (slides) by Rodger Lea at VRML '97.
• Community Place: Architecture and Performance by Rodger Lea, Yasuaki Honda, Kouchi Matsuda and Satoru Matsuda at VRML '97.
• VRML and the Web: A Basis for Multi-User Virtual Environments on the Internet by Wolfgang Broll. See also the (his?) VRML++ proposal.
• Multi-User VRML Environments by Bruce Damer (Non technical overview of some popular worlds).
• Automatisierte Charaktere in virtuellen Welten, a page containing the diploma work (text and code) of Ernst Hauke. See also the NetzVision / Villa Utopia project.

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