Interaction-centric modelling for interactive virtual worlds: the APIA approach

Conceptual modelling studies the different abstraction methods of the real world. The conception and the execution of virtual worlds depend strongly on the type of conceptual models. Existing modelling methods such as object-oriented modelling are not appropriate when the main concern is the dynamic reusability and interoperability. Such a reusability and interoperability must be free of any human intervention. This paper presents a new paradigm named interaction-centric modelling (ICM) that increases reusability and interoperability of virtual entities and behaviours.