Virtual human + tangible interface = Mixed reality human an initial exploration with a virtual breast exam patient

Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 99-106

  Kotranza, Aaron ^a   Lok, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed reality; Tangible interfaces; Virtual humans

Indexed keywords

BREAST-CANCER SCREENING; EMBODIED AGENTS; HAPTIC INTERACTIONS; HUMAN-HUMAN COMMUNICATION; INITIAL EXPLORATION; MIXED REALITY; NEW SPECIES; PILOT STUDIES; REAL-WORLD; SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT; TANGIBLE INTERFACES; VIRTUAL HUMANS; VIRTUAL PATIENTS;

ELASTIC DEFORMATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HAPTIC INTERFACES; SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 50249116863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2008.4480757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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