Title: Department of Computer Science Seminar
Date:  Friday, 11 July 2003
Time:  11:00 am to 12:00
Venue: Room N101, CSIT Building [108]


Title:    Introduction of a private workspace into Spin3D

Speaker:  Edwin Gibbons


Abstract:

  This talk describes the process and results of the software enhancement
  project undertaken as a stage with the Graphix team within the
  Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille (LIFL) at the
  University des Sciences et Technologies de Lille France(USTL) between
  February and June 2003. 
  	
  Spin3D is a collaborative, non-immersive, virtual workspace for a small
  number (1 to 5) of participants using standard networked PC class
  workstations running the Windows operating system.  Each participant
  makes use of a selection device and a manipulation device to interact
  with the shared virtual environment on their workstation. 
  
  The use of a single shared workspace within Spin3D did not fully meet
  the user's needs.  It was not possible to experiment privately with the
  individual objects without interfering with the activities of other
  participants.  The creation of a private workspace was proposed to
  alleviate this problem.  While a user is working within their private
  workspace, they can trial various solutions to problems and thus test
  their comprehension before demonstrating it to other users in the shared
  workspace. 
  

Biography:
  Edwin is one of this year's eScience Masters. He has done his
  project at the LIFL (Liile France), in a group working on
  Collaborative Work through Virtual Reality.


URL: http://cs.anu.edu.au/lib/seminars/seminars03/dept20030711