Efficient representation and streaming of 3D scenes

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Sahm, J ^a   Soetebier, I ^a   Birthelmer, H ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER IGD   (Germany)

Author keywords

And object representations; Curve; Distributed data structures; Distributed virtual environment; Distributed network graphics; Solid; Surface

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIENT SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DISTRIBUTED DATA STRUCTURES; DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; OBJECT REPRESENTATION; VIRTUAL SOCIETY CLIENT PROTOCOL (VSCP);

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 0346008152     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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