Mixed reality in virtual world teleconferencing

Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 179-182

  Kantonen, Tuomas ^a   Woodward, Charles ^a   Katz, Neil ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative augmented reality; H.4.3 information system applications : communications: applications computer conferencing, teleconferencing, and video conferencing; H.5.1 information systems : multimedia information systems artificial, augmented, and virtual realities; Immersive virtual environments; Mixed reality; Second life; Teleconferencing; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE AUGMENTED REALITY; COMPUTER CONFERENCING; H.4.3 [INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS]: COMMUNICATIONS: APPLICATIONS - COMPUTER CONFERENCING, TELECONFERENCING, AND VIDEO CONFERENCING; H.5.1 [INFORMATION SYSTEMS]: MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ARTIFICIAL, AUGMENTED, AND VIRTUAL REALITIES; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; MIXED REALITY; MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEMS-ARTIFICIAL; SECOND LIFE; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

AUGMENTED REALITY; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77952730171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2010.5444792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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