A multi-user framework supporting video-based avatars

Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Network and System Support for Games, NetGames 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 137-147

  Quax, Peter ^a   Jehaes, Tom ^a   Jorissen, Pieter ^a   Lamotte, Wim ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

BANDWIDTH USAGE; COLLABORATIVE WORK; DATA PROPAGATION; MULTICAST COMMUNICATION; NETWORK-ENABLED DEVICES; PROCESSING POWER; QUALITY PARAMETERS; REAL-TIME VIDEO DISTRIBUTION;

BANDWIDTH;

EID: 38349006954     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/963900.963913     Document Type: Conference Paper

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