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VR
2010
IEEE
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Synthesizing contact sounds between textured models
We present a new interaction handling model for physics-based sound synthesis in virtual environments. A new three-level surface representation for describing object shapes, visib...
Zhimin Ren, Hengchin Yeh, Ming C. Lin
PRESENCE
2010
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Using a P300 Brain-Computer Interface in an Immersive Virtual Environment
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) provide a novel form of human-computer interaction. The purpose of these systems is to aid disabled people by aording them the possibility of com...
Michael Donnerer, Anthony Steed
IVA
2010
Springer
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Using Artificial Team Members for Team Training in Virtual Environments
In a good team, members do not only perform their individual task, they also coordinate their actions with other members of the team. Developing such team skills usually involves e...
Jurriaan van Diggelen, Tijmen Muller, Karel van de...
PRESENCE
1998
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Integrating Pedagogical Agents into Virtual Environments
In order for a virtual environment to be effective as a training tool, it is not enough to concentrate on the fidelity of the renderings and the accuracy of the simulated behavior...
W. Lewis Johnson, Jeff Rickel, Randy Stiles, Allen...
PRESENCE
1998
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The Virtual Venue: User-Computer Interaction in Information-Rich Virtual Environments
We present a virtual environment application that allows users to access embedded information within an immersive virtual space. Due to the richness and complexity of this environ...
Doug A. Bowman, Larry F. Hodges, Jay David Bolter
CG
1999
Springer
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A distributed device diagnostics system utilizing augmented reality and 3D audio
Augmented Reality brings technology developed for virtual environments into the real world. This approach can be used to provide instructions for routine maintenance and error diag...
Reinhold Behringer, Steven Chen, Venkataraman Sund...
PRESENCE
2000
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Make Way for WayMaker
We describe a tool enabling non-professionals to create digital layouts for large-scale graphical virtual environments. The design tool is based on "elements of the city imag...
Carol Strohecker, Barbara Barros
TROB
2008
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A Fundamental Tradeoff Between Performance and Sensitivity Within Haptic Rendering
In this paper we show that for haptic rendering using position feedback, the structure of the feedback loop imposes a fundamental tradeoff between accurate rendering of virtual env...
Paul G. Griffiths, R. Brent Gillespie, James S. Fr...
AAI
2005
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Learning By Feeling: Evoking Empathy With Synthetic Characters
Virtual environments are now becoming a promising new technology to be used in the development of interactive learning environments for children. Perhaps triggered by the success ...
Ana Paiva, João Dias, Daniel Sobral, Ruth A...
IJCAT
2007
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Synchronous collaborative systems for distributed virtual environments in Java
: This paper presents a 3D-distributed virtual environment, which allows for the creation of applications to enable multiple users to collaboratively interact in, and communicate a...
Kevin Gorman, Daneyand Singley, Yuichi Motai