The papers I read in preparation for the project and my main references:
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=234537 http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=91423 http://tobias-lib.uni-tuebingen.de/volltexte/2001/240/pdf/01... http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s...
There were also a few other documents I had but they don't appear to be hosted online anywhere.
The Lorentz transformations are not as apparent as the visual effects, they're not canceled out though. You can actually see them, try speeding up and slowing down when you have >50 orbs. You'll see a warped view and such :)