Audience interaction for virtual reality theater and its implementation

ABSTRACT

Recently we have built a VR(Virtual Reality) theater in Kyongju, Korea. It combines the advantages of VR and IMAX theater. The VR theater can be characterized by a single shared screen and by multiple inputs from several hundreds of people. In this case, multi-user interaction is different from that of networked VR systems and must be reconsidered. This paper defines the multi-user interaction in such a VR theater as Audience Interaction, and discusses key issues for the implementation of the Audience Interaction. This paper also presents a real implementation example in the Kyongju VR theater.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.3 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
      I.3.7 Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism
          Subjects: Virtual reality

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: User-centered design

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.5 PATTERN RECOGNITION
      I.5.5 Implementation
          Subjects: Interactive systems

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Human Factors

Keywords:
audience interaction, multi-user interaction, theater, virtual reality