Title :
High presence remote presentation in the shared immersive virtual world
Author :
Ogi, Tetsuro ; Yamada, Toshio ; Hirose, Michitaka ; Fujita, Masahiro ; Kuzuu, Kazuto
Author_Institution :
MVL Res. Center, TAO, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this study, a remote presentation system that can be used in the shared immersive virtual world was developed This system consists of several elemental technologies, such as the video avatar, a shared database, shared visualization tools and an i-mode interface, and can be used for both meeting-style and demonstration-style presentations. This system was applied to a presentation of collaborative research in the field of fluid dynamics analysis, and the effectiveness was evaluated.
Keywords :
business graphics; groupware; virtual reality; collaborative research; immersive virtual world; presentation; remote presentation system; shared database; shared immersive virtual world; shared visualization; video avatar; Avatars; Cameras; Cellular phones; Collaborative work; Data visualization; Database systems; Streaming media; Video sharing; Virtual reality; Visual databases;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 2003. Proceedings. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1882-6
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2003.1191168
