Dev:Network Games Related Work

Terminology

• DIA = Distributed Interactive Applications
  • used by among others Delaney - Presence 2007
  • Includes any of the following:
• DIS = Distributed Interactive Simulations
  • Used by the military
• NVE = Networked Virtual Environment
  • Singhal & Zyda 99 <insert reference>
• DIM = Distributed Interactive Media
  • Mauve01 <insert reference>
• NIE = Networked Interactive Environment
  • Capps, McDowell, Zyda 01 <insert reference>
• DVE = Distributed Virtual Environment
  • Stytz96 <insert reference>
• CVE = Collaborative Virtual Environment
• DSE = Distributed Synthetic Environment
• SVE = Shared Virtual Environment
• CSCW = Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Responsiveness is the time taken for the system to register and respond to a user event. Delaney - Presence 2007

Fidelity is the degree to which the virtual representations are similar to their real-world representations. Delaney - Presence 2007 & IEEE95

DIA are effectively real-time distributed systems.

Unlike other distributed systems, however, they can trade consistency for responsiveness and fidelity.

DIAs can be broken into 3-different classes:

• Military Simulations
• NVEs
• MCGs (Multiplayer Computer Games)