On the characterization of avatars in Distributed Virtual Worlds
| dc.contributor.author | Morillo, Pedro | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Fernandez, Marcos | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Orduna, Juan Manuel | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-12T07:55:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-12T07:55:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Current Distributed Virtual Environment (DVE) systems run simulations based on a server-network architecture, where the population of avatars should be properly assigned to the servers in the DVE. This goal, called partitioning problem, is a hot research problem in the field of networked 3D real time graphics. Some approaches have been proposed for resolving this problem, all of them based on a very basic model which describes the behaviour of an avatar in a virtual world. This model estimates the workload that a given avatar adds to its server as an independent and static value. In order to design scalable and accurate partitioning schemes we propose a new characterization of the workload generated by the avatars in the system. In this model, the workload is computed as a function of two factors: avatar movement rate and factor of presence. Evaluation results show that this proposed model correlates with real systems properly, providing an accurate abstraction of avatars for load balancing purposes. | en_US |
| dc.description.seriesinformation | Eurographics 2003 - Short Presentations | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.2312/egs.20031041 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1017-4656 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.2312/egs.20031041 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Eurographics Association | en_US |
| dc.title | On the characterization of avatars in Distributed Virtual Worlds | en_US |