Title :
A novel immersive virtual environment for human-scale interaction
Author :
Hashimoto, Naoki ; Jeong, Seungzoo ; Ishida, Yoshihiko ; Sato, Makoto
Author_Institution :
Precision & Intelligence Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel multiprojector display for immersive virtual environments. Our system named "D-vision" has a hybrid curved screen which completely covers user\´s view and immerses the user in displayed virtual environments. The D-vision also has a human-scale haptic- and locomotion interface by which the users of the D-vision can walk with their own foot and interact with virtual objects through their own hands. In this paper, we show an overview of the D-vision and technologies used for the human-scale hapticand locomotion interfaces. We also illustrate some applications using the interfaces effectively.
Keywords :
computer displays; haptic interfaces; human computer interaction; screens (display); virtual reality; D-vision system; human-scale haptic-interface; immersive virtual environments; locomotion interface; multiprojector display; Eyes; Foot; Force feedback; Haptic interfaces; Image resolution; Large screen displays; Legged locomotion; Navigation; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2004. 2004 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8560-8
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2004.1414610