MU Systems
MU Systems
- Typically client-server systems
- Present a 3D view of virtual world
- Used for:
- Design reviews (focus mainly on "content")
- Social chat (focus mainly on avatars)
- Games
- Events such as conferences, lectures, theatre, roll-playing etc.
- Represent users using avatars
- Users can navigate through the virtual world
- Users can see each others avatars and communicate with each other
- Users can (often) perform shared activities in the virtual world
- Inter-user communication, shared avatar movement and world state changes are managed by communication between the clients and the server
A user/avatar in a multi-user environment:
