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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"3D virtual environment"”.
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DoppelLab : spatialized data sonification in a 3D virtual environment
… sonification with data visualiation in a 3D virtual environment. A system for sonifying a space using spatialized recorded audio streams is designed, implemented, and integrated into an existing 3D graphical interface. Exploration of both real-time and archived data is enabled. In …
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Managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles from a 3D virtual environment
… awareness. This dissertation presents a 3D immersive ground control station capable of dynamic real-time path re-planning and in-context target confirmation as one possible solution to these challenges.</p>
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The Effects of Instructor-Avatar Immediacy in Second Life, an Immersive and Interactive 3D Virtual Environment
… interest of educational institutions in desktop 3D graphic virtual environments for hybrid and distance education prompts questions on the efficacy of such tools. Virtual worlds, such as Second Life®, enable computer-mediated immersion and interactions encompassing multimodal communication …
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Towards a Generalised Pedagogical Framework for Creating Mixed-Mode Role-Play in a 3D Virtual Environment
… teaching method, and role-play within a virtual environment has been found to be more especially so. Thus, there have been many studies concerned with role-play and computer simulation used together; however, up to this point, limitations may still be found with respect to the work which …
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Stimulus Modality and the Rotational Error: An Examination of the Various Reorientation Accounts in Humans Using a 3D Virtual Environment
… occurs when an organism enters a novel environment and utilizes cues within said environment to get its bearings. Though reorientation occurs, little is known about which cues are utilized to reorient and the mechanism underlying this reorientation process. Three competing accounts of …
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Inescapable Aversive Stimulus Decreases Subsequent Escape Responding in Humans: An Investigation of the Learned Helplessness Effect in a 3D Virtual Environment
… human participants were trained in an immersive, 3D virtual environment analog of an operant chamber using an inescapable aversive stimulus, an escapable aversive stimulus, or no aversive stimulus. Then, all participants were tested using an immersive, 3D virtual environment analog of a shuttle …
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A model for 3D virtual environment for learning based on the detection of collaboration through an autonomous virtual tutor = Modelo para Detectar la Colaboración en un Entorno Virtual 3D para la Mejora de la Enseñanza Basada en un Tutor Virtual Autónomo
… presents a model that, through an autonomous virtual pedagogical agent, can support interaction in the frame of Collaborative Virtual Environments for learning. With the advantage of the visual aspect available in Virtual Environments, specifically the user embodiment, his/her avatar, the …
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Widening stakeholder involvement: exploiting interactive 3D visualisation and protocol buffers in geo-computing
… which can be assessed using social, economic and environmental indicators. Stakeholder engagement tools provide a platform that can demonstrate the possible future impacts land use change may have to better inform stakeholder groups of the impact of policy changes or plausible climatic variations. …
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Immersive Space to Think: the Role of 3D Immersive Space in Sensemaking of Textual Data
… In this paper, we investigate how analysts use 3D immersive spaces for the same task. To this end, we conducted a user study where participants were asked to solve an intelligence analysis task using an Immersive Space to Think (IST) in a 3D virtual environment using an HMD. The study results …
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Virtual Reality Supplement to the Peers Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with ASD
… Additionally, this study sought to pilot a 3D multi-user virtual environment for adolescent participants and an online learning community for parent coaches; both hypothesized to reinforce the social skills curriculum. A randomized controlled trial of PEERS was completed with 12 adolescents …
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XML-Driven Real-time Interactive Virtual Environment (XDRIVE) Engine
… that feature three-dimensional content. This 3D content is rendered in real-time, which facilitates user-defined navigation and interaction with objects contained within the 3D virtual environment. These presentations can run independently, or they can be synchronized with audio and video …
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Design and creation of a virtual world of Petra, Jordan
This thesis presents the design and creation of a 3D virtual world of Petra, Jordan, based on the digital spatial documentation of this UNESCO World Heritage Site by the Zamani project. Creating digital records of the spatial domain of heritage sites is a well-established practice that employs the …
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Stereo Vision Based Aerial Mapping Using GPS and Inertial Sensors
… of unmanned systems into the most complex of environments. Additionally, the objectives for unmanned systems are once more complicated by the necessity for beyond line of sight teleoperation, and in some cases complete vehicle autonomy. Such systems require adequate sensory devices for …
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Virtual Environment Creation and Camera Calibration for Soft Target Identification and Assistance in Crowded Spaces with a Sensor Network and a Robotic Dog
… and in its collaboration and interaction with 3D model of the large public venue, a network of surveillance cameras monitoring the area, and humans in the environment. The thesis work focuses on the exploration of the following two parts: (1) Calibrating Multiple Camera Feeds Using the Mobile …
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Enabling a permanent human presence beyond low Earth orbit: wearable radiation protection and enhanced science through virtual reality
… protection materials and the utilization of virtual reality (VR) for surface exploration. Aligned with NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, the research falls under the exploration capabilities topic of the Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) programs and projects. The …