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DISplay: a system for visual-interaction in distributed simulations

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Edward Mascarenhas,

Janche SangAuthors Info & Claims

WSC '95: Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter simulation

Pages 698 - 705

https://doi.org/10.1145/224401.224713

Published: 01 December 1995 Publication History

Abstract

We propose an application-independent visual interaction library (VIL) well suited to distributed simulation. Advantages of this system include ease of use, flexibility, code reuse, and modularity. Our design ideas are manifest, in the DISplay system, a graphical user-interaction and display library which binds to any parallel software system. We provide examples of its interactive use in the the dynamic display of results from sequential queueing simulations, and distributed particle-physics simulations. These examples illustrate synchronization of multiple remote display requests and potential for enhanced parallel simulation. Also presented are provisions for customized user-interaction dialogs-for application-related input, and bi-directional interaction-between user and application.

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Carothers CTopol BFujimoto RStasko JSunderam V(1999)Visualizing parallel simulations that execute in network computing environmentsFuture Generation Computer Systems10.1016/S0167-739X(98)00057-015:4(513-529)Online publication date: Jul-1999
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Index Terms

DISplay: a system for visual-interaction in distributed simulations
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Simulation types and techniques
      1. Distributed simulation
      2. Visual analytics
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Designing software
      1. Software implementation planning
        Software design techniques
    2. Software development process management

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WSC '95: Proceedings of the 27th conference on Winter simulation

December 1995

1493 pages

ISBN:0780330188

Chairmen:
William R. Lilegdon
Pritsker Corp., West Lafayette, IN
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David Goldsman
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
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Christos Alexopoulos
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
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Keebom Kang
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

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IEEE-SMCS: Systems, Man & Cybernetics Society
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SCS: Society for Computer Simulation
SIGSIM: ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation and Modeling
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1030818.1030992
Xi HCao HBerman LJensen D(2003)Distributed supply chain simulation using a generic job running frameworkProceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (IEEE Cat. No.03EX693)10.1109/WSC.2003.1261566(1305-1312)Online publication date: 2003
https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2003.1261566
Carothers CTopol BFujimoto RStasko JSunderam V(1999)Visualizing parallel simulations that execute in network computing environmentsFuture Generation Computer Systems10.1016/S0167-739X(98)00057-015:4(513-529)Online publication date: Jul-1999
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-739X(98)00057-0
Carothers CTopol BFujimoto RStasko JSunderam V(1997)Visualizing parallel simulations in network computing environmentsProceedings of the 29th conference on Winter simulation10.1145/268437.268459(110-117)Online publication date: 1-Dec-1997
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/268437.268459

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