Chat federation is an HLA based distributed interactive application that provides basic chatting functionalities such as selecting a nickname, entering a chat room, and so on. A chat room is a virtual space where the chat messages are ex-changed. By using the chat client, a federate application, one can exchange messages with his/her friends in a chat room. Before entering a chat room, you have to pick a unique nickname. The chat client provides a graphical user interface for user interaction and deals with RTI communication.
Chat Federation is a sample HLA federation implemented with RACoN middleware. For source code, go to project website: