Title :
A communication environment based on a shared virtual space High-Quality InterSpace
Author :
Sugawara, Shohei ; Matsuura, Norihiko ; Minoura, Daisuke ; Matsumoto, Toshihiro ; Masaki, Shigeki
Author_Institution :
NTT Cyber Space Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
The multi-user networked virtual world system “High-Quality InterSpace” (HiQIS) is described. HiQIS´s main purpose is to enhance the user´s communication activities in InterSpace, which is a multi-user 3D shared virtual space system. In InterSpace, users can communicate with each other using their avatars with video facial images and their own voices. HiQIS improves the avatar´s appearance and the quality of the video and audio communications. The concepts and a brief history of InterSpace are introduced. The system architecture of HiQIS and some results of HiQIS´s realistic avatars are discussed
Keywords :
computer communications software; groupware; multimedia communication; realistic images; software architecture; teleconferencing; virtual reality; visual communication; voice communication; HiQIS; High-Quality InterSpace; audio communications; communication environment; communication quality; multi-user networked virtual worlds; realistic avatar appearance; shared virtual space; system architecture; video communications; video facial images; voice communication; Avatars; Character generation; Content management; Displays; History; Multimedia communication; Space technology; Video sharing; Virtual environment; Web server;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1999. IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5731-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1999.816447
