Title :
OpenTracker-an open software architecture for reconfigurable tracking based on XML
Author :
Reitmayr, Gerhard ; Schmalstieg, Dieter
Author_Institution :
Wien Univ., Austria
Abstract :
This paper describes OpenTracker, an open software architecture that provides a generic solution to the different tasks involved in tracking input devices and processing tracking data for virtual environments. It combines a highly modular design with a configuration syntax based on XML, thus taking full advantage of this new technology. OpenTracker is a first attempt towards a "write once, track anywhere" approach to virtual reality application development.
Keywords :
hypermedia markup languages; interactive devices; open systems; reconfigurable architectures; software architecture; tracking; virtual reality; OpenTracker; XML; configuration syntax; input device tracking; modular design; open software architecture; reconfigurable tracking; tracking data processing; virtual environments; virtual reality application development; write once, track anywhere approach; Application software; Discrete event simulation; Documentation; Filters; Object oriented modeling; Software architecture; Software engineering; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 2001. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Yokohama, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0948-7
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2001.913799
