The i-Cone™ - a panoramic display system for virtual environments

Author

Simon, Andreas ; Göbel, Martin

Author_Institution

Virtual Environments, Fraunhofer IMK, Sankt Augustin, Germany

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

7

Abstract

We present the i-Cone™ : a new projection-based panoramic display system for virtual environments. The i-Cone™ uses conical screen geometry, resulting in optimized projector placement to create an extended workspace for standing participants in afront projection curved screen display with a very large continuous field of view. Improved acoustical properties of the conical screen geometry enable the use of immersive spatial audio. Combined with the excellent visual quality and homogeneity of a curved screen display, these properties make the i-Cone™ an attractive display system for immersive virtual environments, suitable for larger audiences. Interaction paradigms and application examples for this new immersive display system are presented.

Keywords

computer displays; computer graphic equipment; virtual reality; acoustical properties; conical screen geometry; extended workspace; front projection curved screen display; i-Cone; immersive spatial audio; interaction paradigms; optimized projector placement; projection-based panoramic display system; standing participants; very large continuous field of view; virtual environments; visual homogeneity; visual quality; Acoustic distortion; Auditory displays; Brightness; Collaboration; Computer displays; Ergonomics; Geometry; Head; Large screen displays; Virtual environment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Graphics and Applications, 2002. Proceedings. 10th Pacific Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1784-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCCGA.2002.1167834

Filename

1167834