DocumentCode
2042935
Title
WHYRE: a context-aware wearable computer for museums and archaeological sites
Author
Cinotti, Tullio Salmon ; Nagaraj, Raviprakash ; Mincolelli, Giuseppe ; Raffa, Giuseppe ; Roffia, Luca ; Sforza, Fabio
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettronica, Inf. e Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
31 Oct.-3 Nov. 2004
Firstpage
174
Lastpage
175
Abstract
WHYRE is a hands-free, sensory augmented, wearable computer designed to turn museums and archaeological sites into communicating machines. It offers a unified interface to multiple format contents, including interactive 3D, sensors driven QTVRs, and streamed animations. It is based on an IA32 mobile platform with a 3D graphics accelerator. Its operating system is Windows XP Embedded. WHYRE is being demonstrated in two primary Italian Museums. This paper reviews WHYRE requirements and features, and summarizes its evaluation process.
Keywords
archaeology; humanities; mobile computing; user interfaces; wearable computers; WHYRE system; archaeological sites; context-aware wearable computer; museum; Animation; Cellular phones; Computer graphics; Engines; Frequency synchronization; Operating systems; Wearable computers; Wearable sensors; Wireless sensor networks; XML;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Wearable Computers, 2004. ISWC 2004. Eighth International Symposium on
ISSN
1530-0811
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2186-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISWC.2004.49
Filename
1364709
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