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CIVE: Context-based Interactive System for Heterogeneous Distributed Virtual Environments  

Jang, Sei-Ie (광주과학기술원 정보통신공학과)
Lee, Young-Ho (광주과학기술원 정보통신공학과)
Woo, Woon-Tack (광주과학기술원 정보통신공학과)
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Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory / v.32, no.5, 2005 , pp. 209-218 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we propose CIVE, context-based interactive system for heterogeneous distributed virtual environments that delivers contexts irom real world to virtual environment and vice versa. The proposed system ronsists of obi-UCAM for generating user's contexts, NAVER for managing virtual environment, and Interface for linking obi-UCAM with NAVER. The connection between real and virtual worid through context is brneficial in following ways. Firstly. CIVE Provides a personalized user interface for virtual environment according to a user profile such as identity, age and vernacular. Secondly, translating all input signals into context, it guarantees adaptive access that enables a user to exploit unencumbered input devices controlling a shared object in virtual environment even if he moves with his own device from a virtual system to another. Finally, it provides a mechanism for synchronizing distributed virtual systems that share context representing changes at remote nodes. The context reduces the inconsistency of representing the same data among heterogeneous systems. Therefore, CIVE plays an important role in implementing VR applications such as teleconference, game and entertainment.
Keywords
context-based interaction; personalized user interface; adaptive access; synchronization;
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