Tele-immersive collaborative virtual environment for intuitive interpretation |
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Authors: | Nobuyuki Kukimoto Yasuo Ebara Koji Koyamada |
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Affiliation: | (1) Knowledge Graphics Technology Inc., Tomin Shinjuku Bldg., 2-8-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan;(2) Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan;(3) Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Nihonmatsucho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | The purpose of tele-immersive collaboration is to enable people in separate locations to work together effectively by the
Virtual Reality (VR) technology facilitating the human intuitive insight and interpretation. Consequently, it is important
to cogitate with figures and characters as well as voice communication in Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE). In this
paper, we constructed tele-immersive CVE with annotation capability and free-hand drawing of characters and figures into Immersive
Projection Technology (IPT) environment. In addition, participants from remote sites connected over a Wide Area Network (WAN)
were enabled to interact with each other by sharing annotations via a PDA application. Moreover, we developed applications
for scientific visualization and, for intellectual work based on KJ Method inside a tele-immersive CVE. From these results,
we are able to maintain essential information for thinking by making annotation on IPT environment, and have proved the system
can support intuitive understanding in remote collaborative work.
This work was presented in part at the 12th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January
25–27, 2007 |
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Keywords: | Tele-immersion Collaborative virtual environment SECI process Immersive projection Technology |
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