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ICOME: An Immersive Collaborative 3D Object Modelling Environment

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In most existing immersive virtual environments, 3D geometry is imported from external packages. Within ICOME (an immersive Collaborative 3D Object Modelling Environment) we focus on the immersive construction of 3D geometrical objects within the environment itself. Moreover, the framework allows multiple people to simultaneously undertake 3D modelling tasks in a collaborative way. This article describes the overall architecture, which conceptually follows a client/server approach. The various types of clients, which are implemented, are described in detail. Some illustrative 3D object modelling examples are given. Extensions to the system with regard to 3D audio are also mentioned.

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  1. Expertise Centre for Digital Media, Limburg University Centre, Wetenschapspark 2, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium

    C. Raymaekers, T. De Weyer, K. Coninx, F. Van Reeth & E. Flerackers

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This paper is a republished version of Virtual Reality 1999; 4: 129–138 with corrections

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Raymaekers, C., De Weyer, T., Coninx, K. et al. ICOME: An Immersive Collaborative 3D Object Modelling Environment. Virtual Reality 4, 265–274 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01421810

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