Augmented and Virtual Reality : First International Conference, AVR 2014, Lecce, Italy, September 17-20, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

This book constitutes the thoroughly revised papers of the First International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality, AVR 2014, held in Lecce, Italy, in September 2014. The 28 papers, 2 tutorials and 3 keynotes presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. They include topics from virtual/augmented/mixed reality to 3D user interfaces and the technology needed to enable these environments to a wide range of applications (medical, entertainment, military, design, manufacture, maintenance, arts and cultural heritage). Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A MAR Game Design via a Remote Control Module....Pages 3-18 Investigation on Player and Virtual Environment Interaction....Pages 19-34 Real-Time Single Camera Hand Gesture Recognition System for Remote Deaf-Blind Communication....Pages 35-52 Measuring the Student’s Success Rate Using a Constraint Based Multi-modal Virtual Assembly Environment....Pages 53-64 The Effect of Multimodal Virtual Chemistry Laboratory on Students’ Learning Improvement....Pages 65-76 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Virtual Reality Surgical Navigation System for Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate....Pages 79-89 Development of a Serious Game for Laparoscopic Suture Training....Pages 90-102 A Method of Three-Dimensional Visualization of Molecular Processes of Apoptosis....Pages 103-112 AGITO: Virtual Reality Environment for Power Systems Substations Operators Training....Pages 113-123 Lossless Compression of Multidimensional Medical Images for Augmented Reality Applications....Pages 124-136 Low-Cost Motion-Tracking for Computational Psychometrics Based on Virtual Reality....Pages 137-148 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 A Design and Evaluation Framework for a Tele-Immersive Mixed Reality Platform....Pages 151-158 Hand Orientation Regression Using Random Forest for Augmented Reality....Pages 159-174 Visualization of Power Systems Based on Panoramic Augmented Environments....Pages 175-184 A Workflow Analysis for Implementing AR-Based Maintenance Procedures....Pages 185-200 Augmented Reality at the Industrial Shop-Floor....Pages 201-209 Robust Global Tracking Using a Seamless Structured Pattern of Dots....Pages 210-231 Lightweight Augmented Reality Tools for Lean Procedures in Future Factories....Pages 232-246 Interactive Augmented Omnidirectional Video with Realistic Lighting....Pages 247-263 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Natural Interaction and Wearable Augmented Reality for the Enjoyment of the Cultural Heritage in Outdoor Conditions....Pages 267-282 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Virtual Reality Visualization for Photogrammetric 3D Reconstructions of Cultural Heritage....Pages 283-295 Augmented Reality for Allowing Time Navigation in Cultural Tourism Experiences: A Case Study....Pages 296-301 Easy Perception Lab: Evolution, Brain and Virtual and Augmented Reality in Museum Environment....Pages 302-310 Front Matter....Pages 311-311 On-Demand Generation of 3D Content Based on Semantic Meta-Scenes....Pages 313-332 Moka: Designing a Simple Scene Graph Library for Cluster-Based Virtual Reality Systems....Pages 333-350 Stereoscopic-3D Vision to Improve Situational Awareness in Military Operations....Pages 351-362 Roll and Pitch Estimation Using Visual Horizon Recognition....Pages 363-380 3D Model Visualization and Interaction Using a Cubic Fiducial Marker....Pages 381-393 Front Matter....Pages 395-395 Intuitive Visualization of Reflectance Transformation Imaging for Interactive Analysis of Cultural Artifacts....Pages 397-404 Euclidean Vectors in Physics Education Using Augmented Reality....Pages 405-412 SLAM Map Application for Tracking Lights on Car Dashboards....Pages 413-420 A live Augmented Reality Tool for Facilitating Interpretation of 2D Construction Drawings....Pages 421-427 Augmented Reality Simulator for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Training....Pages 428-433 Tile Tracker: A Practical and Inexpensive Positioning System for Mobile AR Applications....Pages 434-441 Designing an Interactive and Augmented 3D Environment with Passive Tactile Feedback for Veterinary Training....Pages 442-449 Investigation on Human Attentiveness to Video Clips Using Neurosky and LIRIS-ACCEDE Database....Pages 450-456 Virtual Acoustic Reconstruction of the Church at the Lost Monastery of Santa Maria de la Murta....Pages 457-464 Back Matter....Pages 465-466