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Tools for constructing pseudo-3D space on the WWW using images

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Recently, due to advancements in virtual reality and computer graphics technologies, a virtual space that looks as real as a real space has been constructed. Accordingly, there are many studies that employ virtual spaces to support human communication and remote working. Until now, the virtual space employed by these studies has been composed of geometric models. Since the real space is very large and there are a lot of objects in the real world, the cost of modeling the real space is very high. In our previous paper,10) we proposed a method for building a virtual space using image data, named theimage based non-rendering (IBNR), in order to cut down the cost. In this paper, we explain the design and implementation of the tools which we implemented to construct virtual spaces based on IBNR. With these tools, it is easy to construct and renew a large-scaled virtual space based on the real space.

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  1. Informedia Education Division, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, 1-30 Machikaneyama, 560-0043, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

    Takefumi Ogawa

  2. Department of Information Systems Engineering Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, 565-0871, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Masahiko Tsukamoto

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Takefumi Ogawa: He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Information Systems Engineering from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1997 and 1999, respectively. Currently, he is a Research Associate of the Infomedia Education Division, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University. He is a member of IEEE, IEICE, IPSJ, and VRSJ. His research interests include virtual reality systems and augmented reality systems.

Masahiko Tsukamoto, Ph.D.: He received his B.E., M.E., and Dr.E. degrees from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1987, 1989, and 1994, respectively. From 1989 to February 1995, he was a research engineer of Sharp Corporation. Since March 1995, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems Engineering of Osaka University and since October 1996, he has been an Associate Professor at the same department. He is a member of seven learned societies, including ACM and IEEE. His current research interests include database systems, knowledge-base systems, and distributed computing systems.

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Ogawa, T., Tsukamoto, M. Tools for constructing pseudo-3D space on the WWW using images. New Gener Comput 18, 391–407 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03037555

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