TACTILE DISPLAY OF VIRTUAL-REALITY FROM THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB - A POTENTIAL ACCESS METHOD FOR BLIND PEOPLE

Authors
HARDWICK A FURNER S RUSH J
Citation
A. Hardwick et al., TACTILE DISPLAY OF VIRTUAL-REALITY FROM THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB - A POTENTIAL ACCESS METHOD FOR BLIND PEOPLE, Displays, 18(3), 1998, pp. 153-161
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Hardware & Architecture","Instument & Instrumentation","Computer Science Hardware & Architecture","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic",Optics
Journal title
Displays → ACNP
ISSN journal
01419382
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
153 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-9382(1998)18:3<153:TDOVFT>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Work in progress at BT Labs to investigate the use of a haptic display as a component of an emerging de facto standard (VRML) for the displa y of three-dimensional images on the WWW is reported. Use of a simple haptic interface to provide access to three-dimensional virtual images is discussed. This is based on experience of developing a browser cap able of driving a force-feedback probe from a VRML file. (C) 1998 Else vier Science B.V.