Taxonomy of Collaborative Visualization


Last updated: Thu Oct 23 09:45:34 2003

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Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
RealityGrid Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Frame buffer N/A
Remote HP Visualization <10? (2) Unspecified Central server Frame buffer Tight

Collaboration Frameworks

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
Bamboo [Framework] 100 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
HYDRA [Framework] 100 Unspecified Peer-to-peer Scene graph Loose

Collaborative Problem Solving Environments

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
cAVS 128 None Central server Raw data Loose
COVER 10 Per session Central server Scene graph Loose
COVISA 10 Unspecified Central server Raw data Loose
COVISE 10 Per session Central server Scene graph Loose
CUMULVS Unspecified Per object Central server Raw data Loose
ICENI [Framework] 10 Per object Central server Raw data / frame buffer Loose
MANICORAL 10 None Central server Raw data Loose
Sieve 100 Unspecified Peer-to-peer Raw data Asynchronous

Collaborative VR Environments

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
COVEN 100 N/A Peer-to-peer Scene graph Loose
DIS 1000 N/A Peer-to-peer Scene graph / raw data Loose
DIVISION Mockup Unspecified Unspecified Peer to peer Scene graph Loose
EQUIP 10 Unspecified Central server Scene graph Unspecified
HLA 1000 N/A Peer-to-peer Scene graph / raw data Loose
Nomad 100 Unspecified Multiple servers Scene graph Loose
Octopus [Framework] 100 Unspecified Central server Unspecified Loose
SCAPE 10 Unspecified Central server N/A N/A
StudierStube Unspecified Per object Peer to peer Scene graph Loose
Virtual Worlds Platform 5 1000 Unspecified Multiple servers Scene graph Loose

Future Work

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
DiVA Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
dV Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
NOVA Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Raw data or scene graph or frame buffer Unspecified

Multi-Player Online Games

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
Age of Empires 8 N/A Peer-to-peer Raw data Loose
Butterfly.net 20,000 N/A Multiple servers Unspecified Loose
Half-Life 100 N/A Central server Raw data Loose
Net-Z 100 N/A Multiple servers Raw data Loose
TRIBES 128 N/A Central server Raw data Loose

Multi-User Enabling of Single-User Applications

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
Access Grid [Framework] 10 Unspecified Central server Frame buffer Unspecified
High-Resolution Remote Rendering of Large Datasets 10 Unspecified Central server Frame buffer Loose
NetMeeting 10 Per session Unspecified Scene graph Loose
Sametime 1000 Per session Multiple Servers Scene graph Loose
SGAB 10 None / per object Peer-to-peer / Multiple servers Scene graph Loose
SharedX 10 Per session Peer-to-peer Scene graph Loose
VizServer 3.1 5 per pipe Per session Central server Frame buffer Lockstep
VNC 2 None Central server Frame buffer Loose
XMX 10 Per session Central server Scene graph Loose

Multi-User VR Environments

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
Avango Unspecified N/A Multiple servers Scene graph Loose
Community Place 700 N/A Multiple servers Scene graph Loose
DIVE 1000 N/A Peer-to-peer Scene graph Loose
ERCIS 11 N/A Central server Raw data Loose
MUVEES Unspecified N/A Multiple servers Scene graph Loose

Other Systems

Visualization System Number of Users Access Control Communication Type Communication Datum User Synchronization
CoAKTinG 10 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Asynchronous
CSpray 10 Per object Peer-to-peer Raw data Asynchronous
D3 100 Unspecified Central server Raw data Asynchronous
Electronic Notebook Unspecified Per object Central server Raw data Asynchronous
Extended Virtual Table 2 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Luminous Room 10 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Loose
NOVA (PAGEIN) 10 Per session Central server Raw data Loose
Office of the Future 10 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
SAM Notebook Unspecified Per object Central server Raw data Asynchronous
Scivis 100 / 10 None Central server / Peer-to-peer Raw data Loose