Takumi Yoshida, Kensei Jo, K. Minamizawa, Hideaki Nii, N. Kawakami, S. Tachi
{"title":"Transparent Cockpit: Visual Assistance System for Vehicle Using Retro-reflective Projection Technology","authors":"Takumi Yoshida, Kensei Jo, K. Minamizawa, Hideaki Nii, N. Kawakami, S. Tachi","doi":"10.1109/VR.2008.4480771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2008.4480771","url":null,"abstract":"For safety and operability of drivers while operating a vehicle, it is very important to obtain a wide field of vision. However, the space available for setting up windows is limited. Therefore, we propose a \";transparent cockpit,\"; in which the image of a blind spot is displayed on the inner wall of the vehicle using a retro-reflective projection technology. In this system, the internal components of the vehicle, such as the doors and floor, are virtually transparent, and the blind spot is clearly visible, as observed from a window. In this paper, we describe the implementation of a prototype of the proposed system and demonstrate its effectiveness by an evaluation experiment.","PeriodicalId":173744,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126427575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Harris, Michael Penick, Grant M. Kelly, J. Quiroz, S. Dascalu, B. Westphal
{"title":"VFire: Virtual Fire in Realistic Environments","authors":"F. Harris, Michael Penick, Grant M. Kelly, J. Quiroz, S. Dascalu, B. Westphal","doi":"10.1109/VR.2008.4480791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2008.4480791","url":null,"abstract":"The destructive capacity of wildfires and the dangers and limitations associated with observing actual wildfires has led researchers to develop mathematical models in order to better understand their behavior; unfortunately, current two-dimensional visualization techniques make discerning driving forces of a fire difficult and restrict comprehension to the trained eye. VFire is an immersive wildfire visualization application that aims to ameliorate these problems. We discuss several recent enhancements made to VFire in order to not only increase the amount of meaningfully visualized data and visual fidelity but also improve user interaction.","PeriodicalId":173744,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127789832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tutorials and workshops","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/vr.2008.4480812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/vr.2008.4480812","url":null,"abstract":"A listing of the tutorials and workshops available as part of the 2008 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference.","PeriodicalId":173744,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115088900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}