Title :
Augmenting virtual worlds with real-life data from mobile devices
Author :
Laaki, Heikki ; Kaurila, Karel ; Ots, Karl ; Nuckchady, Vik ; Belimpasakis, Petros
Author_Institution :
Nokia Corp. Dev. Unit, Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Virtual worlds have typically been isolated from the real environment, treated as separate parallel worlds. In this paper we show a scenario where context data collection from mobile devices can be used for augmenting virtual worlds with real-life data. Life-logging elements are used to control an avatar, in a virtual world, as a way to re-play experiences. The prototype system, which was implemented for proving the concept, is presented.
Keywords :
augmented reality; avatars; mobile handsets; augmenting virtual worlds; avatar; context data collection; life-logging elements; mobile devices; Augmented virtuality; Avatars; Cities and towns; Computer graphics; Information retrieval; Legged locomotion; Mobile communication; Prototypes; Smart phones; Virtual reality; Augmented Virtuality; Life-Logging; Mobile Context Data; Virtual Worlds;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Conference (VR), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6237-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1087-8270
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2010.5444764