The introduction of embedded sensors in smartphones and tablets allowed the use of these
devices to interact with virtual environments. These devices also have the possibility of …

Three-dimensional computer-aided design (3D CAD) modeling and reviewing is one of the
most common engineering project tools. Interaction in these environments is characterized …

Telepresence VR systems allow for face-to-face communication, promoting the feeling of
presence and understanding of nonverbal cues. However, when discussing virtual 3D …

Abstract Large Scale Displays, besides their visualization capabilities, can provide a great
sense of immersion to a geographically distributed group of people engaging in …

Interaction in engineering virtual environments differs by the necessity of the high precision
level needed for the execution of specifics tasks for this kind of environment. Generally this …

This thesis explores a range of Virtual Reality-related technologies in order to solve
problems and expand the State-of-the-Art in the fields of Remote Collaboration, Virtual …

The popularity of smartphones and tablets has grown immensely in the last years and many
different kinds of applications can take advantage of mobile functionalities. In special …

Offshore Engineering visualization applications are, in most cases, very complex and should
display a lot of data coming from very computational intensive numerical simulations. To …