Title :
Group synchronization control for haptic media in networked virtual environments
Author :
Ishibashi, Yutaka ; Hasegawa, Takahiko ; Tasaka, Shuji
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Nagoya Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a group (or inter-destination) synchronization control scheme for haptic media in networked virtual environments where multiple users manipulate CG objects collaboratively in a 3-D virtual space by using force feedback devices. For group synchronization of haptic media, we enhance the synchronization maestro scheme, which the authors previously proposed for voice and video, so as to adjust the output timing of haptic media among the users. The paper demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed scheme by experiment.
Keywords :
force feedback; groupware; haptic interfaces; synchronisation; virtual private networks; virtual reality; collaborative work; force feedback devices; group synchronization control; haptic media; networked virtual environment; synchronization maestro scheme; Character generation; Collaboration; Communication system control; Force control; Haptic interfaces; Intelligent networks; Space technology; Streaming media; Timing; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2004. HAPTICS '04. Proceedings. 12th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2112-6
DOI :
10.1109/HAPTIC.2004.1287184
