Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments

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dc.contributor.advisorMarsden, Garyen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorWalton, Marionen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBeirowski, Charleneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:28:22Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:28:22Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVirtual Reality (VR) is an new and exciting medium waiting to be fully explored and capitalised by media experts. The advantages of the 3D graphics andinteractive nature of VR allows unique communication opportunities from a content expert to a target audience. Despite the attractiveness of VR as a communications medium, it has not yet reached its full potential in that role. We believe that this is because content experts do not have the necessary tools to create Virtual Environment (VE) applications to their specifications. The design of a VE is complex and tools to support every aspect of the design processes are few and far between. On the other hand, there has been much activity in the development of authoring tools in view of supporting content experts in the creation of VEs. Although these tools simplify the creation process, they still require some degree of programming. We believe that in order to allow a content expert to exploit the medium, support of the design phase is needed to bridge the gap between designers and creators of these environments.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBeirowski, C. (2005). <i>Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBeirowski, Charlene. <i>"Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBeirowski, C. 2005. Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Beirowski, Charlene AB - Virtual Reality (VR) is an new and exciting medium waiting to be fully explored and capitalised by media experts. The advantages of the 3D graphics andinteractive nature of VR allows unique communication opportunities from a content expert to a target audience. Despite the attractiveness of VR as a communications medium, it has not yet reached its full potential in that role. We believe that this is because content experts do not have the necessary tools to create Virtual Environment (VE) applications to their specifications. The design of a VE is complex and tools to support every aspect of the design processes are few and far between. On the other hand, there has been much activity in the development of authoring tools in view of supporting content experts in the creation of VEs. Although these tools simplify the creation process, they still require some degree of programming. We believe that in order to allow a content expert to exploit the medium, support of the design phase is needed to bridge the gap between designers and creators of these environments. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments TI - Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBeirowski C. Using formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environments. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6379en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleUsing formalised floor-plans in the design and creation of virtual environmentsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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