Collaboration over networks is possible today. However, setting up and working in these collaborative environments and multi-user worlds is cumbersome due to complicated software systems and low performance of the systems. Especially media relevant to MPEG are not treated well. An extension of Bifs and LASeR such that they integrate well with these existing collaborative environments and their protocols is desirable. Unlike many years ago, when MPEG already targeted this application area, the basic protocols for collaborative environments are in place today such that MPEG can focus on its media expertise. N12046 Draft Requirements for Scene Technology for Collaborative Applications and N12047 Draft Context and Objectives for Scene Technology for Collaborative Applications were issued.
