APEIRO
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- Full name
- Interactive Simulation and Presentation of Ancient Technologies
- Acronym
- APEIRO
- Website
- http://www.iti.gr/db.php/en/projects/APEIRO.html
- Keywords
- Simulation, Haptic Interaction, Gesture Recognition
- Budget
- € 577.670
- Start date
- 7/1/2003
- End date
- 12/31/2005
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Partners
Funding Bodies
Contact
- [[Dr. Tasos Harissis (systema@systema.gr)
215 Messogion Str. Athens]] (mailto:useremail@useremail)
Objectives
The objective of the proposed project is the development of new applications for the simulation of Ancient Greek Technology works, with the use of advanced virtual reality technologies and user-simulation interaction. The main goal is to enhance the realistic simulation and demonstration of these technology works and to present the educational/pedagogical use and the continuously development of each technology work.
Main Results
The project is currently on the 2nd year. The results achieved so far are:
The integrated interactive simulations support platform APEIRO.
An integrated technology simulation scenarios authoring tool. An educational/entertainment Ancient Greek technology simulation scenarios database.
A complete methodology for designing applications supporting user-simulation interactivity.
Educational simulations of Ancient Greek Technologies: Special applications based on user- simulation interaction using conventional means (mouse, keyboard, joystick).
Adjustable software agents simulating technology mechanisms.
A user-simulation interactivity support system based on gesture recognition.
A user-simulation interactivity support system based on virtual reality.
End Users
Evaluation Methodologies
The system evaluation is scheduled to take place during September.
Design Approach
Publications
G. Nikolakis, D. Tzovaras, S. Malassiotis and M. G. Strintzis. “Ancient Technology Works Presentation Using Haptic Interaction and Gesture Recognition”, in HCI International 2005. To appear.
G. Nikolakis, D. Tzovaras, S. Malassiotis and M. G. Strintzis Simulation of Ancient Technology Works Using Haptic Interaction and Gesture Recognition, in Proc of the 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaelogy and Intelligent Cultural Heritage (VAST 2004), Belgium, December 2004, pp261-270.
K. Moustakas, G. Nikolakis, D. Tzovaras and M.G. Strintzis, “Haptic Feedback Using an Efficient Superquadric Based Collision Detection Method”, in First Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, Pisa.
