Semantics-based representation of virtual environments

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 229-238

  Gutierrez, Mario ^a   Vexo, Frederic ^a   Thalmann, Daniel ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Description and adaptation of digital content; Digital items; Production; Semantic modelling; Virtual environments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FUNCTIONS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DESCRIPTION AND ADAPTATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT; DIGITAL ITEMS; SEMANTIC MODELING; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS;

SEMANTICS;

EID: 15844401262     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2005.006484     Document Type: Article

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