Camera agents in a theatre of work

ABSTRACT

We describe a novel approach for personalized navigation in a social virtual environment, in which a camera agent enables context-dependent exploration in a three-dimensional information landscape. This type of concept has potential applications for dynamic virtual environments, virtual narratives and awareness in virtual teams. We apply this approach within TOWER, a Theatre of Work, which allows project members to be aware of project relevant activities as well as to establish social relationships to intensify team coherence.

REFERENCES

• 1: Wolfgang Prinz, NESSIE: an awareness environment for cooperative settings, Proceedings of the Sixth European conference on Computer supported cooperative work, p.391-410, August 1999, Copenghagen, Denmark
• 2: Penn, A., Desyllas, J. & Vaughan, L., The Space of Innovation: Interaction and Communication in the Work Environment, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, (1999), Vol. 26, 193-218, Pion, London.
• 3: M. Crossley , N. J. Davies , A. J. McGrath , M. A. Z. Rejman-Greene, The Knowledge Garden, BT Technology Journal, v.17 n.1, p.76-84, January 1999 [doi>10.1023/A:1009627009081]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        I.2.10 Vision and Scene Understanding
            Subjects: 3D/stereo scene analysis

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
          Subjects: Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI)
      H.5.4 Hypertext/Hypermedia
          Subjects: Navigation

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Experimentation, Performance, Theory

Keywords:
awareness, collaborative virtual environments, dynamic architecture, social navigation, virtual storytelling