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Paris, January 15, 2004
The National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control to appear at the international trade show Imagina to present the latest advances in virtual reality
The 2004 Imagina trade show will take place in Monaco from February 2 to February 5, 2004. Imagina is an international hot spot for digital content creation. As usual, the show will feature the great names of industry and research in the field.
INRIA will highlight its most recent work in virtual reality : methods and tools for group work on complex virtual objects, handling objects in image sequences for tomorrow's communication networks, improving computer graphics by integrating sound and light to heighten the feeling of immersion in an image, and new movement simulation techniques especially in the contexts of force feedback and collaborative work in virtual reality.
These research topics involve the following INRIA teams: Alcove (Collaborative interactive virtual environments), Mirages (Manipulation of images for enhanced reality and generation of special effects), Reves (Rendering and Virtual Environments with Sound) and Siames (Computer Generated Images, Animation, Modeling and Simulation).
Researchers will be present during the entire event to showcase their work.
General informations :Imagina 2004, 2-3-4-5 february 2004 Project-teams web site :ALCOVEMIRAGES REVES SIAMES |
Project-team ALCOVE : Collaborative interactive virtual environments
INRIA Futurs
Joint project-team with LIFL (CNRS and Université des Sciences
et Technologies de Lille), located in Lille
Exhibitor : Julien Lenoir
INRIA's project-team called Alcove treats about several themes as
physical simulation and interaction.
A result, in real time physical simulation, is about a surgical operation
simulation called salpingectomy or fallopian tube ablation. Demonstration
is made with haptic grip without force feedback permitting to use
a "godobject" technique (by dissociated manipulated objects
and virtual objects). One result concerning the interaction thematic
is the development of a new haptic device with separated degrees of
freedom, and with force feedback in manipulation and navigation tasks.
A demonstration of the device is proposed through navigation in a
virtual environment.
Project-team MIRAGES : Manipulation of images for enhanced reality
and generation of special effects
INRIA Rocquencourt
Exhibitor : André Gagalowicz
We will show the power of the computer vision/computer graphics collaboration techniques in order to reach realism in synthetic images. Examples of applications of this technique in video post-production and the simulation of garments, both for the textile industry and for audiovisual productions, will be presented.
Project-team REVES : Rendering and Virtual Environments with Sound
INRIA Sophia-Antipolis
Exhibitor : George Drettakis
We present the research results of the REVES research project-team related to rendering of images and sound for virtual environments. In particular, we present new solutions permitting the visualisation and manipulation of real scenes captured from photographs, augmented with virtual objects including shadows, synthetic vegetation and 3D sound. We present two applications : urban planning and archeology.
Project-team SIAMES : Computer Generated Images, Animation, Modeling
and Simulation
IRISA (Joint research unit with CNRS, University of Rennes 1, INSA
Rennes)
Exhibitor : Stéphane Donikian
As part of the french RNTL funded research program on virtual reality Perf-RV , the SIAMES project-team has developed an open source software platform dedicated to the integration of force feedback in virtual reality applications, based upon OpenMASK . By using the Virtuose 6D Haptic Arm of the Haption Company, we will present a demonstration of cooperative and distributed assembling running on several PCs with haptic feedback.For more information:
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INRIA Jacqueline
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KETCHUM Yasmina Madafi |
