STAR

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Full name
STAR: Services and Training Through Augmented Reality
Acronym
STAR
Website
http://vrlab.epfl.ch/Projects/star.html
Keywords
Interaction between real and virtual worlds,

2DD registration for matching real and virtual worlds,Software platforms, Avatars (simulation of facial expressions, Bahvior Models

Budget
€ 3445523 EURO
Start date
7/1/2001
End date
7/1/2004



Contents

Partners

Funding Bodies

Contact

  • [[EPFL Vrlab can be contacted

EPFL VRlab Station 14 CH 1015 Lausanne Email: Daniel.Thalmann@epfl.ch Web: http://vrlab.epfl.ch/Projects/star.html Tel:+41-21-693-5214 Fax:+41-21-693-5328 (mailto:useremail@useremail)

Objectives

STAR aims at mixing images of real environments, virtual objects and virtual humans to produce mixed reality animations of an existing environment.

Main Results

New algorithms for Camera tracking Smart objects in Augmented Reality

  • Scientific results:

-PhD thesis Luca Vacchetti, Tolga Abaci, EPFL -Demonstrators -...

  • Material results:

-Prototype, -Patent, -Distributed product -...

End Users

Evaluation Methodologies

Design Approach

Publications

M. Kallmann and D. Thalmann, Modeling Behaviors of Interactive Objects for Virtual Reality Applications, Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, Vol.13, 2002, pp.177-195.

L. Vacchetti, V. Lepetit, G. Papagiannakis, M. Ponder, P. Fua, N. Magnenat-Thalmann, and D. Thalmann. Stable Real-Time Interaction Between Virtual Humans and Real Scenes, Proc. International Conference on 3-D Digital Imaging and Modeling, Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 2003

Application & Research Areas

Technical Areas

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