Panorama-Based Immersive Conversation Space

Abstract

We propose a system, which a virtual actor and a user move freely in the immersive environment by the panorama picture and performing by a physical interaction. In this immersive conversation environment, the knowledge at the time of the accident or a calamity can be acquired in experience. In this paper, a virtual actor performs walk and directional motion in panorama environment by annotating a walk domain or an object on a panorama picture simply. Moreover, entrainment to virtual environment is strengthened with a virtual actor not only answering using body motion, but a user's view moving appropriately to the influence from a user. This paper describes the construction technique and validity of the immersive conversation environment by using a panorama picture.