Title :
Hyper-navigation in virtual buildings
Author :
Emhardt, Jürgen ; Semmler, Jürgen ; Strothotte, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Freie Univ. Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The virtual reality (VR) user interface style allows the user to manipulate virtual objects in a 3D environment. A software architecture which guides users in virtual worlds is introduced. The architecture is based on the concept of task-oriented agents which support users in acting within a virtual environment (VE). These agents use an application independent toolbox, the hyper-renderer, to retrieve information that is calculated during the rendering process. A virtual building is used to implement various prototypes in order to evaluate this approach
Keywords :
computerised navigation; human factors; rendering (computer graphics); virtual reality; 3D environment; application independent toolbox; hyper-navigation; hyper-renderer; rendering process; software architecture; task-oriented agents; user interface style; virtual buildings; virtual objects; virtual reality; Animation; Buildings; Computer architecture; Computer science; Information retrieval; Legged locomotion; Navigation; User interfaces; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium, 1993., 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1363-1
DOI :
10.1109/VRAIS.1993.380760
