Web based simulation: Review of recent developments

A Computer simulation is the execution of a model, represented by a computer program that gives information about the system being investigated. The World Wide Web is a network of multimedia documents. Web-based simulation represents the marriage of web technologies and simulation science. The web's ability to service large and diverse audiences allows the simulation community to legitimately provide models and simulations as end products. Recent advances in web technology have made the web a viable mechanism for performing, publishing, and distributing simulation. The purpose of this paper is to review some of the recent developments in this area.