Mapping virtual and physical reality
Real walking offers higher immersive presence for virtual reality (VR) applications than
alternative locomotive means such as walking-in-place and external control gadgets, but …
alternative locomotive means such as walking-in-place and external control gadgets, but …
Geotagging in multimedia and computer vision—a survey
Geo-tagging is a fast-emerging trend in digital photography and community photo sharing.
The presence of geographically relevant metadata with images and videos has opened up …
The presence of geographically relevant metadata with images and videos has opened up …
System and method for generating a progressive representation associated with surjectively mapped virtual and physical reality image data
A system of generating a progressive representation associated with virtual and physical
reality image data is disclosed. The system receives virtual image data associated with a …
reality image data is disclosed. The system receives virtual image data associated with a …
GPS estimation for places of interest from social users' uploaded photos
Social media has become a very popular way for people to share their photos with friends.
Because most of the social images are attached with GPS (geo-tags), a photo's GPS …
Because most of the social images are attached with GPS (geo-tags), a photo's GPS …
Image warps for artistic perspective manipulation
Painters and illustrators commonly sketch vanishing points and lines to guide the
construction of perspective images. We present a tool that gives users the ability to …
construction of perspective images. We present a tool that gives users the ability to …
Toward intuitive acquisition of occluded vr objects through an interactive disocclusion mini-map
Standard selection techniques such as ray casting fail when virtual objects are partially or
fully occluded. In this paper, we present two novel approaches that combine cone-casting …
fully occluded. In this paper, we present two novel approaches that combine cone-casting …
Fast image classification for monument recognition
Content-based image classification is a wide research field that addresses the landmark
recognition problem. Among the many classification techniques proposed, the k-nearest …
recognition problem. Among the many classification techniques proposed, the k-nearest …
Efficient VR and AR navigation through multiperspective occlusion management
Immersive navigation in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) leverages physical
locomotion through pose tracking of the head-mounted display. While this navigation …
locomotion through pose tracking of the head-mounted display. While this navigation …
[PDF][PDF] Perceptual rasterization for head-mounted display image synthesis.
Fig. 1. Perceptual rasterization is a generalization of classic rasterization to the requirements
of HMDs such as foveation (top row) and rolling image formation (bo om row). On an HMD …
of HMDs such as foveation (top row) and rolling image formation (bo om row). On an HMD …
AR interfaces for disocclusion—a comparative study
An important application of augmented reality (AR) is the design of interfaces that reveal
parts of the real world to which the user does not have line of sight. The design space for …
parts of the real world to which the user does not have line of sight. The design space for …