The Virtual World Region Agent Protocol (VWRAP) working group in the Applications Area has concluded. The IESG contact person is Peter Saint-Andre. The mailing list will remain active. The VWRAP working group was chartered to produce a comprehensive application protocol defining the interactions between virtual agents (avatars) and collaborative, three-dimensional virtual environments (virtual worlds). Unfortunately, the technology and market landscape changed significantly after the working group was chartered, and the working group lost several key participants, resulting in a lack of energy to complete the chartered deliverables. Although the remaining participants have discussed the possibility of focusing on a smaller scope (interoperability among virtual world technologies instead of a comprehensive virtual worlds protocol), those discussions remain preliminary at this time. Nevertheless, the mailing list will remain open to encourage further exploration of these topics. - Peter Saint-Andre, Responsible Area Director _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
