We present Baobab, a software architecture and methodology for distributed simulation and interaction. Using pervasive componentization throughout the system, Baobab provides a stable but extensible platform for the development of content-rich interactive simulation. Entities in the environment are simulated using dynamically loadable simulation modules (shared libraries, java byte codes, scripts, etc...). We provide an elegant API to the simulation module developer, allowing modules to interact with entities which they have never encountered before. This approach allows domain experts to develop simulation modules based on their expertise with limited knowledge of the inner-workings of a VE system.

Date Published: 23 June 2000
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 4026, Enabling Technology for Simulation Science IV, (23 June 2000); doi: 10.1117/12.389367

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4026:
Enabling Technology for Simulation Science IV
Alex F. Sisti, Editor(s)