i3D: An Interactive System for Exploring Annotated 3D Environments

@InProceedings{Gobbetti:1995:IIS,
    author = {Enrico Gobbetti and Jean-Francis Balaguer},
    editor = {Riccardo Scateni},
    title = {{i3D}: An Interactive System for Exploring Annotated {3D} Environments},
    booktitle = {Scientific Visualization '95 (AICA '95 International Symposium on Scientific Visualization Proceedings)},
    pages = {16--30},
    publisher = {World Scientific Publishing Co.},
    address = {Conference held in Chia, Italy},
    month = {August},
    year = {1995},
    keywords = {Hypermedia, {3D} Visualization, {3D} Walkthrough, View-and-markup Tools.},
    abstract = {In this paper, we present I3D, a system that combines the {3D} input and high-performance rendering capabilities of high-end virtual reality systems with the data fetching abilities of network browsers. Using a Spaceball, the user can intuitively navigate inside the three-dimensional data, while selecting {3D} objects with the mouse triggers requests for access to remote media documents that can be text, still images, animations or even other {3D} models. Time-critical rendering techniques allow the system to display complex {3D} scenes at high and constant frame rates, making it possible to use it in the context of large scale projects. The system is currently being used at {CERN} as a visualization and data management tool for the design of the new Large Hadron Collider, and will be used at {CRS4} in the networked educational system IPERLER.},
    url = {http://vic.crs4.it/vic/cgi-bin/bib-page.cgi?id='Gobbetti:1995:IIS'},
}