JINX: an X3D browser for VR immersive simulation based on clusters of commodity computers

Authors:
Luciano P. Soares;Marcelo K. Zuffo
Affiliations:
Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo;Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo
Venue:
Proceedings of the ninth international conference on 3D Web technology
Year:
2004

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Abstract

In this paper we present JINX, a fully distributed virtual environments browser, which has a special support for commodity computer clusters and immersive visualization devices. The presented mechanism intends to be fast and easy to use to develop virtual reality applications based on the X3D format, enabling great flexibility for displays and interaction devices, allowing users to concentrate only on content creation. JINX provides support for nodes synchronization and resources sharing, from Framelock to Datalock. This paper describes the background of the decisions made and the problems that had to be overcome.