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NETGAMES
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Peer clustering: a hybrid approach to distributed virtual environments
This paper proposes a hybrid architecture for distributed virtual environments, utilizing servers alongside peer-to-peer components. Current research into peer-based systems seeks...
Alvin Chen, Richard R. Muntz
APGV
2006
ACM
140views Visualization» more  APGV 2006»
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Large displays enhance spatial knowledge of a virtual environment
Previous research has found performance for several egocentric tasks to be superior on physically large displays relative to smaller ones, even when visual angle is held constant....
Jonathan Z. Bakdash, Jason S. Augustyn, Dennis Pro...
APGV
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Updating orientation in large virtual environments using scaled translational gain
Navigating through large virtual environments using a headmounted display (HMD) is difficult due to the spatial limitations of the tracking system. We conducted two experiments t...
Betsy Williams, Gayathri Narasimham, Timothy P. Mc...
IV
2006
IEEE
97views Visualization» more  IV 2006»
13 years 10 months ago
Some Real Experiences in Developing Virtual Environments
– The paper presents some experiences in developing a virtual environment using a videogame engine. It provides the details and the caveats met during development, with particula...
Roberto Andreoli, Rosario De Chiara, Ugo Erra, Ant...
IROS
2006
IEEE
132views Robotics» more  IROS 2006»
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3D interaction technique to enhance telemanipulation tasks using virtual environment
Abstract— This paper gives preliminary results about the utilization of an interaction technique called FOLLOW-ME to fasten the selection task for teleoperation system. The imple...
Nassima Ouramdane-Djerrah, Frédéric ...
IRI
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Context: An information medium for dynamic and collaborative situations
We introduce, in this article, a way for building a Virtual Environment for Training to manage dynamic and collaborative situations in team sport. In these situations, relevant in...
Romain Benard, Matthieu Aubry, Pierre De Loor
ICALT
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Understanding Dynamic Situations through Context Explanation
This article presents advantages of using context to set up a pedagogical assistance for recognition of collectives situations in Virtual Environment for Training (VET). We are fo...
Romain Benard, Pierre De Loor, Jacques Tisseau
HICSS
2006
IEEE
138views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2006»
13 years 10 months ago
Remembrance of Things Past: Using Maps and Routes to Navigate through Virtual Environment Experiences
Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs) show great promise in domains such as education. Instead of using 3D space to weakly imitate physical classrooms, educators can create 3D...
Gustav Verhulsdonck, Clinton Jeffery
VSMM
2007
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Adding Semantic Annotations, Navigation Paths and Tour Guides to Existing Virtual Environments
Nowadays, more Virtual Environments (VEs) are becoming available on the Web. This means that VEs are becoming accessible to a larger and more diverse audience. It also means that i...
Frederic Kleinermann, Olga De Troyer, Christophe C...
ATAL
2007
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
The human agent virtual environment
In this paper we describe a multi-agent simulation called the Human Agent Virtual Environment (or HAVE). HAVE is a test bed to explore agent-environment interaction in multiagent ...
Michael Papasimeon, Adrian R. Pearce, Simon Goss