• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.245-251
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• 2017

This presents an English conversation training system with which learners train their conversation skills in English, which makes them converse with native speaker characters in a virtual reality environment with voice. The proposed system allows the learners to talk with multiple native speaker characters in varous scenarios in the virtual reality environment. It recongizes voices spoken by the learners and generates voices by a speech synthesis method. The interaction with characters in the virtual reality environment in voice makes the learners immerged in the conversation situations. The scoring system which evaluates the learner's pronunciation provides the positive feedback for the learners to get engaged in the learning context.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.67-73
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• 2023

Under the influence of COVID-19, as a measure of social distancing for about two years and one month, non-face-to-face services using ICT element technology are expanding not only to the education sector but to all fields. In particular, as educational programs using the Metaverse platform spread to various fields, educators, and learners have more learning experiences using Edutech, but problems through non-face-to-face learning such as reduced immersion or concentration in education are raising In this paper, to overcome the problems raised through non-face-to-face learning and develop metaverse immersive media digital contents to improve the educational environment, we utilize VR (Virtual Reality) based on an immersive metaverse to provide education / Training contents and the educational environment was established. In this paper, we presented a system to increase immersion and concentration in educational contents in a virtual environment using HMD (Head Mounted Display) for learners who are put into military education/training. Immersion was further improved.

• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.13-20
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• 2019

For encountered haptic display systems among the virtual training systems for industrial safety, visual-haptic co-location is required for natural interaction between virtual and real objects. In this paper, we performed the user evaluation of the immersive VR haptic system which implement some level of visual-haptic co-location through a careful and accurate calibration method. The goal of the evaluation is to show that user performance (reaction time and distance accuracy) for both environments is not significantly different for certain tasks performed. The user evaluation results show statistically significant differences in reaction time but the absolute difference is less than 1 second. In the meantime, the distance accuracy shows no difference between the virtual and the actual environments. Therefore, it can be concluded that the developed haptic virtual training system can provide inexpensive industrial safety training in place of costly actual environment.

• Knowledge Management Research
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.155-172
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• 2024

This study investigates the effectiveness of foreign language learning through diverse treatments in virtual settings, particularly by differentiating virtual environments with three textual enhancement techniques. A 2 × 3 mixed-factorial design was used, treating virtual environments as within-subject factors and textual enhancement techniques as between-subject factors. Participants experienced two videos, each in different virtual learning environments with one of the random textual enhancement techniques. The results showed that the interaction between different virtual environments and textual enhancement techniques had a statistically significant impact on presence among groups. In examining main effects of virtual environments, significant differences were observed in flow and attitude toward pre-post learning. Also, main effects of textual enhancements notably influenced flow, intention to use, learning satisfaction, and learning confidence. This study highlights the potential of Metaverse in foreign language learning, suggesting that learner experiences and effects vary with different virtual environments.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.51-58
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• 2021

Three degrees of freedom plus(3DoF+) and six degrees of freedom(6DoF) system, which supports a user's movements in graphical and natural scene-based virtual reality, requires multiple high-quality and high-resolution videos to provide immersive media. Previous video quality assessment methods are not appropriate for the 3DoF+ and 6DoF system assessment because different types of artifacts occur in these systems which are not shown in the traditional video compression. This paper provides the performance assessments of several quality assessment methods in 3DoF+ system. Furthermore, this paper presents a super metric, which combines multiple quality assessment methods, thereby it showed a higher correlation coefficient with the subjective quality assessment than the previous methods. Experimental results on 3DoF+ immersive video showed 0.4513 gain on correlation coefficient with subjective quality assessment compared to that of peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR).

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.799-802
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• 2010

HPC에서 시뮬레이션을 수행한 결과로 생성된 데이터는 크기가 방대하고 구조가 복잡해지는 양상을 보이고 있다. 데이터 크기로만 보더라도 기가바이트를 넘어 테라바이트에 이를 정도로 대형화되는 경향을 보이고 있으며, 이렇게 복잡도가 놓은 대형 데이터는 이미 컴퓨터 한 대에서 처리하고 분석할 수 있는 범주는 넘어서고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이런 복잡한 과학 시뮬레이션 데이터 중, 특히 로터 동역학 분야의 데이터를 가시화하고 제어하는데 필요한 통합 가상현실 인터페이스를 소개하기로 한다. 현재 개발중인 GLOVE 프레임워크는 대용량 데이터를 연구자가 필요로 하는 형태로 다양하게 가공해서 가시화해서 분석할 수 있게 하는 프레임워크이며, GIVI는 그 중 사용자와의 인터페이스 부분을 담당하는 프레임워크다. GIVI는 가상현실 환경에서 시뮬레이션 데이터를 실시간으로 상호작용을 통해 분석하는데 필요한 기반환경을 제공하며, 향후에는 실시간 시뮬레이션을 위한 인터페이스로도 확장될 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.70-71
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• 2020

In the era of autonomous ships, artificial intelligence technology will be able to provide a more advanced immersive experience by combining AR and VR. Immersion technology can provide a real-like experience and sensibility by dazzling the five senses of the user. In autonomous operation through VR or AR, it is necessary to provide a natural environment in which seafarers can immerse themselves in navigation and interact with virtual ships. In this study, in preparation for the era of autonomous ships, what are the key characteristics that seafarer can realize immersive user experience during autonomous navigation through VR or AR.

• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.58-66
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• 2018

점점 현실화 되는 가상의 환경 내에서 자유롭게 시점을 선택하여 볼 수 있고 전방위 공간 내 몰입형 경험을 제공하는 VR(Virtual Reality) 미디어는 자연스러운 사실감을 제공함과 동시에 공간과 시간의 제약을 극복할 수 있는 실감미디어로 인식되고 있다. 이렇듯 VR 미디어의 출현은 한정된 시점에서의 입체감 및 고화질의 서비스를 제공하는 방식을 벗어나 전방위 시점에서 몰입형 서비스를 제공할 수 있는 발판이 되었으며, 이를 방송 및 통신환경에서 제공하기 위한 기술 개발 및 표준화에 대한 노력이 진행되고 있다. VR미디어는 사용자의 움직임 자유도 지원범위에 따라 3DoF(Degrees of Freedom) 및 6DoF 360VR로 분류되어 단계별 표준화가 추진 중에 있으나, 본 고에서는 3DoF VR 미디어를 중심으로 이를 서비스하기 위한 각 표준화 단체의 동향을 살펴본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2022.06a
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• pp.51-53
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• 2022

고정된 위치를 중심으로 회전운동만 체험할 수 있는 3 자유도(DoF: Degrees of Freedom)를 넘어 위치를 변경하며 운동시차까지 포함된 6 자유도를 지원하는 몰입형 미디어에 대한 연구가 지속해서 진행되고 있다. 특히 부드러운 시점 변경을 제공하기 위해 특정 위치에서 샘플링 된 여러 개의 텍스쳐(또는 컬러) 및 깊이맵 영상(MVD: Multiview Video plus Depth)으로 구성된 다시점 영상을 통해 실제로 획득되지 않은 위치에서의 영상을 만들어내는 가상시점 합성(virtual view synthesis) 기술이 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 몰입형 미디어의 대표적인 데이터 형식인 다시점 영상을 실사 및 컴퓨터 그래픽스(CG: Computer Graphics) 환경에서 획득하는 방법에 관해 설명한다.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2002

This paper studies on the human cognition of object's weight in virtual environment. We design the force input device which consists of a 3D mouse and a simple spring. It provides users with force feedback. The user can measure the weight of an object by the grasping force to move or lift it up in the virtual environment. Three kinds of experiments are performed. The first one is performed to analyze the relationships between the object's weight and its volume. The second one is to find the relationships between the object's weight and the its texture and finally the third one is to find the relationships between the object's weight and the force used to move an object. We conclude from the analysis of the experiment that object's volume or texture are not the critical factor for user to realize its weight. But the grasping force is critical and meaningful in realizing its weight so that the virtual environment with force cue provides users with more immersive environments. And, also the force input device is effective enough for user to feel the weight of the object.