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Extensions for interactivity and retargeting in X3D

Authors:

Pablo Figueroa,

Roger Jiménez,

José Martínez,

Camilo AlbarracínAuthors Info & Claims

Web3D '05: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on 3D Web technology

Pages 103 - 110

https://doi.org/10.1145/1050491.1050506

Published: 29 March 2005 Publication History

Abstract

This paper presents X3D extensions that support complex virtual reality (VR) applications, in which novel interaction techniques and devices can be used and easily replaced. It is based on previous work on the Interaction Techniques Markup Language (In Tml) and some immersive VR applications we have developed. The main objectives of this proposal are to facilitate changes in VR applications among different VR setups, and to ease the development of highly interactive VR applications. X3D applications in our scheme explicitly describe all its devices, navigation, and interaction techniques, in order to facilitate changes. We ease the development of VR applications with a platform-independent set of reusable components, and a framework that describes where to locate new extensions. We describe here such extensions and the integration mechanisms to the current X3D specification.

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Web3D '05: Proceedings of the tenth international conference on 3D Web technology

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DOI:10.1145/1050491

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Steed AKiyokawa KReiners DSteed A(2015)YtherProceedings of the 25th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and 20th Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments10.5555/2852313.2852334(151-158)Online publication date: 28-Oct-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2852313.2852334
Jung YWebel SOlbrich MDrevensek TFranke TRoth MFellner DKnorich Zuffo MMouton CSlusallek PYoo BPolys N(2010)Interactive textures as spatial user interfaces in X3DProceedings of the 15th International Conference on Web 3D Technology10.1145/1836049.1836071(147-150)Online publication date: 24-Jul-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1836049.1836071
Liu QSourin AGracanin D(2006)Function-based shape modeling and visualization in X3DProceedings of the eleventh international conference on 3D web technology10.1145/1122591.1122609(131-141)Online publication date: 18-Apr-2006
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1122591.1122609

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