Using a Head-Mounted Projective Display in Interactive Augmented Environments

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  • ISAR '01 Proceedings of the IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Augmented Reality (ISAR'01)
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  • 2001

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Abstract

Head-mounted projective displays (HMPD) have beenrecently proposed as an alternative to conventionaleyepiece-type head-mounted displays (HMDs).HMPDsconsist of a pair of miniature projection lenses,beamsplitters, and displays mounted on the helmet andretro-reflective sheeting materials placed strategically inthe environment.In this paper, the HMPD technologywill first be reviewed briefly, which includes its featuresand capabilities and the comparison with conventionalvisualization techniques, as well as our recentimplementation of a compact HMPD prototype.Then wewill present some preliminary findings on retro-reflectivematerials and discuss a framework for collaborative ARenvironments, which supports at least three modes ofcollaboration: interactive local collaboration, andinteractive distant collaboration.Finally, twopreliminary application examples of the HMPDtechnology for interactive collaboration in augmentedenvironments will be included, which demonstrate someof the HMPD characteristics and embody the frameworkfor distant collaboration.