WSCG
2004
14 years 27 days ago
2004
This paper deals with two aspects of virtual world creation
WSCG
2004
14 years 27 days ago
2004
A conceptual model of a virtual world is a high-level representation of how the objects behave and how they are related to each other. The conceptual models identify the most esse...
VMV
2001
14 years 27 days ago
2001
The construction of photo-realistic virtual worlds is at reach of current computer graphics. Unfortunately, the philosophy currently adopted for the diffusion of virtual worlds ov...
IWEC
2008
14 years 29 days ago
2008
Surround displays are used in simulation, training, and other applications based on virtual worlds. A wide-view display engages the viewer's peripheral vision, providing a mor...
HCI
2007
14 years 29 days ago
2007
A large number of the world's cultural heritage sites and landscapes have been lost over time due to the progress of urbanization. Digital archive projects that digitize these...
BIS
2008
14 years 29 days ago
2008
In the field of eLearning systems, several systems have been implemented in order to create a virtual university or virtual training center. By connecting several virtual universit...
FPLAY
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
This paper discusses social exclusion by analyzing the avatar creation interface of the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) Lineage II. We use a previously deve...
COST
2008
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
2008
Springer
Virtual worlds are developing rapidly over the internet. They are visited by avatars and staffed with Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs). An avatar is a representation of a phys...
ACMDIS
2008
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
2008
ACM
Distributed teams are increasingly common in today's workplace. For these teams, face-to-face meetings where members can most easily build trust are rare and often cost-prohi...
VW
2000
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
2000
Springer
A three-dimensional virtual world simulation is described, where evolution takes place and it is possible to investigate behaviors of creatures in real-time. Bodies of these creatu...