Verse is a
networking protocol allowing real-time communication between
computer graphics
Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. ...
software. For example, several
architect
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s can build a house in the same virtual environment using their own computers, even if they are using different software. If one architect builds a spiral staircase, it instantly appears on the screens of all other users. Verse is designed to use the capacity of one or multiple computers over the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
: for example, allowing a user with a
hand-held computer
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in
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
to work with the rendering power of a
supercomputer
A supercomputer is a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instruc ...
in
Japan
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. Its principles are very general, allowing its use in contexts that are advantageous to collaboration such as gaming and visual presentations.
Uni-Verse
The Swedish
Royal Institute of Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest technical university. Since 2018, KTH consist ...
(KTH), with several collaborators including the
Interactive Institute, set up an
EU project called Uni-Verse. The EU Commission granted them nearly SEK 18 million over the next several years to develop a system for graphics, sound, and acoustics using Verse and making it into an
open source
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platform.
Verse-enabled projects
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Blender
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Crystal Space
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Love
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External links
Verse Project PageLove the Game which uses the Verse protocolVideo podcast covering the Verse projectCommunity site for Verse developersNew Verse Protocol by Jiri Hnidek
* (Defunct as of October 2012)
* (Defunct)
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Computer graphics