Projects

Virtual Reality

“Navigation in Virtual Reality for Complex Workspaces”

Guide: Professor Pradeep Yammiyavar
Duration: 4 months (August-November'06)

Keywords: Virtual Reality, Usability Heuristics, Cognitive Modelling

Brief: The aim was to create a desktop immersive experience for the targeted user, to help them navigate in the large workspaces.

A 3D Virtual Model of the Academic Building in IIT Guwahati, comprising of over twelve departments and extending over half a kilometre, was built using VRML 2.0. The targeted users were chosen as academicians, students and professional visitors etc. The aim was to realize the usability of a virtual 3D map over convectional 2D navigation systems.

The VRML file of the Virtual Model will be uploaded soon or can be provided on request.