透明人間 : 実空間と仮想空間を統合するコンピューティング環境(<小特集>「バーチャルリアリティ-究極の人・機械インタフェース」)

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Mobile computing, which is a kind of computing in real space, enables users to make use of computers anywhere in the world. On the other hand, virtual mall and cyber space, which are two kinds of computing in virtual space, enable users to access anywhere in the world from their desktop environments. By integrating these two ways of computing, we can provide users in both spaces a flexible and general platform for computing. Based on this viewpoint, we are currently promoting the realization of an environment called the 'invisible person' environment. This environment consists of a virtual space and a real space which are strongly associated each other. The events occurred in the real space are immediately reflected in the virtual space, and vice versa. Users can use such an environment from both spaces, and furthermore they can communicate with each other. In this paper, we first explain the concept of invisible person, and then discuss its usage and implementation issues. Moreover, we show the design of our prototype system being developed. In the system, real-time video resources are effectively used to support human communication.
日本シミュレーション学会の論文
1997-03-15