Due to the popularity of modern Collaborative Virtual Environments, there has been a
related increase in their size and complexity. Developers therefore need visualisations that …

The majority of the world's citizens now live in cities. Although urban planning can thus be
thought of as a field with significant ramifications on the human condition, many practitioners …

Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for providing information for avoiding
specific users of an immersive virtual environment. Generally, a primary user may specify …

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Three levels of virtual environment (VE) metric are proposed, based on:(1) users' task
performance (time taken, distance traveled, and number of errors made),(2) physical …

During free exploration of an unknown virtual scene, users often miss important parts,
leading to incorrect or incomplete environment knowledge and a potential negative impact …

Trails are a little-researched type of aid that offers great potential benefits for navigation,
especially in virtual environments (VEs). An experiment was performed in which participants …

Interactive learning environments (ILEs) are increasingly used to support and enhance
instruction and learning experiences. ILEs maintain and display information, allowing …

Advances in computing techniques, as well as the reduction in the cost of technology, have
made possible the viability and spread of complex virtual environments (VEs). However …

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Google Patents US8345049B2 - Method and apparatus for predicting avatar movement in a …