• DocumentCode
    2381026
  • Title

    Upponurkka: An Inexpensive Immersive Display for Public VR Installations

  • Author

    Lokki, Tapio ; Ilmonen, Tommi ; Mäkelä, Wille ; Takala, Tapio

  • Author_Institution
    Helsinki University of Technology
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    25-29 March 2006
  • Firstpage
    315
  • Lastpage
    315
  • Abstract
    Upponurkka is an inexpensive immersive display system for public virtual reality installations. It is designed for public places to be robust, wireless, and light-weight. The system consists of two passive stereo screens and optical tracking. In this paper the hardware and software of Upponurkka are briefly presented. In addition, experiences of using the system in a public art exhibition are reported.
  • Keywords
    VR for public; immersive display; virtual reality; Art; Cameras; Computer displays; Filters; Firewire; Hardware; Optical polarization; Rendering (computer graphics); Robustness; Virtual reality; VR for public; immersive display; virtual reality;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Virtual Reality Conference, 2006
  • ISSN
    1087-8270
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0224-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VR.2006.139
  • Filename
    1667680