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Integrating Applications into Interactive Virtual Environments

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Visual Information and Information Systems (VISUAL 1999)

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In this paper we describe Siru, a virtual reality development environment for the Mac OS. Unlike existing virtual reality authoring tools, Siru features unique inter-application communication capabilities, and thus can be used to develop customised solutions having sophisticated three-dimensional interfaces and integrating functionalities from existing application programs. We present the tool itself and a few sample applications. We also discuss some technology choices that have been made, and look forward to possible future improvements.

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  1. DIS and INFM (Pavia Research Unit), Università di Pavia, via Ferrata, 1, I-27100, Pavia, Italy

    Alberto Biancardi & Vincenzo Moccia

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  1. Alberto Biancardi
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  1. Computer Science Department, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Dionysius P. Huijsmans

  2. Research Institute Computer Science, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Arnold W. M. Smeulders

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Biancardi, A., Moccia, V. (1999). Integrating Applications into Interactive Virtual Environments. In: Huijsmans, D.P., Smeulders, A.W.M. (eds) Visual Information and Information Systems. VISUAL 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1614. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48762-X_87

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