• DocumentCode
    1425033
  • Title

    Adorning VRML worlds with environmental aspects

  • Author

    Jin, Li ; Wen, Zhigang

  • Author_Institution
    Wolverhampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    6
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    Little work has so far been done to add environmental aspects into VRML architectural models. These observations led us to develop a software package named VREnhancer to address this problem. With our project, we aimed to design an effective approach for adding environmental aspects to VRML architectural models. This approach tries to give VRML worlds greater realism and better visual quality while maintaining an acceptable navigation speed. VREnhancer has provided VRML world creators more flexibility and feasibility to adorn and change their designs. This article looks at the development of the project, its design and implementation, and the related technology, It also evaluates VREnhancer through adorning the virtual campus of Hull University, UK, with environmental aspects.
  • Keywords
    architectural CAD; engineering graphics; environmental science computing; realistic images; software packages; virtual reality languages; Hull University; VREnhancer; VRML worlds; architectural models; environmental aspects; navigation speed; realism; software package; virtual campus; virtual reality project; visual quality; Animation; Graphical user interfaces; Libraries; Merging; Packaging; Shape; Solid modeling; Testing; Virtual reality; Web pages;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCG.2001.895123
  • Filename
    895123