Software Process Modeling and Execution within Virtual Environments

Abstract

While multi-user virtual environments have been developed in the past as venues for entertainment and social interaction, recent research in virtual environments has focused on their utility in carrying out work in the real world. This recent research has identified the importance of a mapping between real and virtual that permits the representation of tasks in the virtual environment. In this paper, the authors investigate the use of virtual environments -- in particular, MUDs (Multi-User Dimensions) -- in the domain of software process. In so doing, they define a mapping, or metaphor, that permits the representation of software process within a MUD called LambdaMOO. The system resulting from this mapping, called Promo, permits the modeling and execution of software processes by geographically dispersed agents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA446144

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  • John C. Doppke

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  • University of Colorado Boulder

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Virtual Reality

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  • Computer science

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.