The Visorama System: A Functional Overview of a New Virtual Reality Environment

The recent developments in image-based rendering have enabled a representation of virtual environments based on a simulation of panoramas, which we call virtual panoramas. Current virtual panorama systems do not provide a natural and immersive interaction with the environment. We propose a new system that uses hardware and software components to provide a natural and immersive interaction with virtual panoramas. As part of the system we propose a specific representation for the interactions in a virtual panorama. This representation can be used as a basis for the design of a high-level language for the creation of such environments.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: CGI
• Authors: André Matos, Luiz Velho, Jonas Gomes, André Parente, Heloisa Siffert
• Keywords: CGI 1997, Computer Graphics, Current Virtual Panorama, Immersive Interaction, Virtual Panorama