Forbidden City: An Immersive Virtual Reality World Using the HTC VIVE to explore the real imperial palace of China
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Fang | en |
dc.contributor.committeechair | Tucker, Thomas J. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Paterson, Simone W. | en |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Webster, Dane | en |
dc.contributor.department | Art and Art History | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-08T08:00:17Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-08T08:00:17Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-07 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Forbidden City is a 3D virtual tour of an ancient Chinese architectural masterpiece, first of the world's top five palaces -The Imperial Palace in Beijing, China. This travel guide is designed to give you useful information that will greatly enhance your experience, and it will bring you into an immersive virtual world by using the device of the HTC VIVE rather than static texts and images. This 3D guide integrates cultural and historical information, which is practical and informative. You can get a comprehensive understanding of the palace history, architectural characteristics and Chinese culture through interaction within the immersive experience. Forbidden City travel guide 3D virtual tour provides all the necessary functions and information for planning a visit to the Forbidden Cty palace in the capital of Beijing, China. With the tour guide character "Doctor Guider" within this experience/game, your tour to this Forbidden City will be purposeful and fun. | en |
dc.description.abstractgeneral | This thesis presents the process of designing an immersive virtual reality of Forbidden City using the HTC VIVE. It is a 3-dimensional virtual tour of an ancient Chinese architectural masterpiece, first of the world’s top five palaces -The Imperial Palace in Beijing, China. The history of Forbidden City, the graphic design, 3-dimensional sculptures, 3-dimensional architecture moels and HTC intergrate system are described in detail. This travel guide aims to greatly enhance your experience. Rather than static texts and images, it will bring you into an immersive virtual world by using the device of the HTC VIVE. Forbidden City travel guide 3D virtual tour provides all the necessary functions and information for planning a visit to the Forbidden Cty palace in the capital of Beijing, China. With the tour guide character “Doctor Guider” within this experience / game, your tour to this Forbidden City will be purposeful and fun. You can get a comprehensive understanding of the palace history, architectural characteristics and Chinese culture through interaction within the immersive experience. | en |
dc.description.degree | Master of Fine Arts | en |
dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:11394 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77943 | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | virtual reality | en |
dc.subject | photogrammetry | en |
dc.subject | immersive environment | en |
dc.subject | interaction | en |
dc.subject | three-dimensional | en |
dc.subject | tour guide | en |
dc.subject | educational | en |
dc.title | Forbidden City: An Immersive Virtual Reality World Using the HTC VIVE to explore the real imperial palace of China | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Creative Technologies | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Fine Arts | en |
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