United States Constrained Navigation Techniques for Collaborative Virtual Environments The goal of this research is to develop a set of software tools to “hide the details” of effective navigation within collaborative environments from application developers. The purpose of a collaborative virtual environment is two-fold: it facilitates information and viewpoint sharing (expert / student relationship) while it simultaneously promotes individual exploration and personal insight (peer / peer relationship). Several navigation methods are explored. Applications demonstrated include a walking tour of a cityscape, a fly-over of a terrain, and an exploration of a molecular structure with no natural orientation. Contact Eric Wernert Indiana University USA ewernert@indiana.edu Collaborators Eric Wernert, Andrew J. Hanson Indiana University USA
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