Simcon: A tool to support rapid evaluation of smart building application design using context simulation and virtual reality

Journal of Universal Computer Science

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1992-2018

  McGlinn, Kris ^a   O'Neill, Eleanor ^a   Gibney, Alan ^b   O'Sullivan, Declan ^c   Lewis, Dave ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^c Royal College of Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Modelling; Simulation; Smart building applications

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549265112     PISSN: 0958695X     EISSN: 09486968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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