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HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
16 years 10 days ago
Using Collaborative Haptics in Remote Surgical Training
We describe the design and trial of a remotely conducted surgical master class, using a haptic virtual environment as an integral part of the learning process. In the trial, we li...
Chris Gunn, Matthew A. Hutchins, Duncan Stevenson,...
INTETAIN
2005
Springer
16 years 6 days ago
Telepresence Techniques for Controlling Avatar Motion in First Person Games
First person games are computer games, in which the user experiences the virtual game world from an avatar’s view. This avatar is the user’s alter ego in the game. In this pape...
Henning Groenda, Fabian Nowak, Patrick Rö&szl...
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VRML
2004
ACM
16 years 4 days ago
Automatic derivation of electronic maps from X3D/VRML worlds
Maps of physical environments and geographical areas are pervasively exploited in many human activities. Electronic maps of virtual worlds have been studied and proven to be usefu...
Lucio Ieronutti, Roberto Ranon, Luca Chittaro
VRML
2003
ACM
15 years 12 months ago
Guiding visitors of Web3D worlds through automatically generated tours
Many Web3D sites do not offer sufficient assistance to (especially novice) users in navigating the virtual world, find objects/places of interests, and learn how to interact with ...
Luca Chittaro, Roberto Ranon, Lucio Ieronutti
CONEXT
2008
ACM
15 years 8 months ago
Is there life in Second Life?
Abstract: Social virtual worlds such as Second Life are digital representations of the real world where human-controlled avatars evolve and interact through social activities. Unde...
Matteo Varvello, Fabio Picconi, Christophe Diot, E...