Title
AstroSim: collaborative visualization of an astrophysics simulation in second life.
Abstract
Developed in the Second Life 3D online multiuser environment, AstroSim (astrophysics simulation) provides synchronous collaborative visualization for astronomers. Users can play, halt, and rewind simulations and annotate stars interactively to track individual stars and gain a better understanding of stellar dynamics and astrophysics phenomena. This article is part of a special issue on collaborative visualization.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/MCG.2009.79
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
astronomy computing,digital simulation,AstroSim,Second Life 3D online multiuser environment,astrophysics simulation,collaborative visualization,3D visualization,Second Life,collaborative astrophysics,computer graphics,stellar-dynamics simulation,virtual worlds
Astronomical Phenomena,Metaverse,Astrophysics,Stellar dynamics,Visualization,Stars,Computer science,Cooperative behavior,Human–computer interaction,Computer graphics,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
29
5
0272-1716
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
20
1.40
6
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Arturo Nakasone110914.09
Helmut Prendinger21600140.67
Simon Holland3201.40
Kenichi Miura4272.97
Piet Hut5395.00
Jun Makino6232.18