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CW
2003
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Interactive Distributed Guided Tours of Historical Sites
In this paper we propose a new metaphor of information retrieving, usable in heritage management and publishing. Based on the net, the user is able to participate in virtual guide...
Dorin Mircea Popovici, Serge Morvan, Eric Maisel, ...
GIS
2004
ACM
14 years 9 months ago
An abstract model of three-dimensional spatial data types
act Model of Three-Dimensional Spatial Data Types Markus Schneider & Brian E Weinrich University of Florida Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering G...
Markus Schneider, Brian E. Weinrich
JMM2
2006
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13 years 8 months ago
Employing the Hand as an Interface Device
We propose algorithms and applications for using the hand as an interface device in virtual and physical spaces. In virtual drawing, by tracking the hand in 3D and estimating a vir...
Afshin Sepehri, Yaser Yacoob, Larry S. Davis
ITICSE
2010
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Enhancing K-12 education with alice programming adventures
This paper describes the integration of the Alice 3D virtual worlds environment into many disciplines in elementary school, middle school and high school. We have developed a wide...
Susan H. Rodger, Maggie Bashford, Lana Dyck, Jenna...
VRCAI
2009
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Collision-free travel with terrain maps
Terrain maps, commonly used for updating elevation values of a moving object (i.e., a traveler), may be conveniently used for detecting and preventing collisions between the trave...
Andrei Sherstyuk, Anton Treskunov