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Background and Resources Terms and Concepts Projects Jupiter In Depth Teleconferencing |
Network places range in scope from simple chat rooms to full-blown 3D raytraced surround-sound immersive virtual realities. Somewhere in-between is the text-based virtual reality called MOO. MOO is often used to host multiuser networked role-playing games, but increasingly is used for educational, scientific, and business purposes. Here we describe current and past attempts to escape the text-only limitations of MOO, adding features such as a graphical interface toolkit, multicast audio and video, and interapplication communications -- in the process transforming MOOs from their humble gaming origins into powerful, all-purpose collaborative environments. |
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Please pester Michael Brundage (brundage@ipac.caltech.edu) with any comments or questions concerning these pages. |
