University of Houston
Department of Computer Science
In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science
James Sablatura
will defend his thesis
A Multi-user, Interactive, 3d Presentation System Via The Internet
Abstract
The popularity of the Internet has opened up many ways to distribute information to a desired audience. This information usually comes in the way of web sites, chat rooms, newsgroups, etc. Although the above methods of presenting information is invaluable, technology has come to the stage in which a more robust method of presenting information can be widely distributed. With this thesis, a new method of distributing information is created through the use of real-time, three dimensional graphics, viewable in most web browsers, using standard Internet protocols and configured using XML. In addition to viewing three dimensional presentations, the 3d environment's creator and visitors to that environment have the option of being present, in the form of avatars, inside the virtual world, similar in concept to a virtual classroom. This allows the virtual world's creator to move around the scene and point out various areas of interest, and allows visitors to move around the scene, viewing the presentation and asking questions of the creator. The thesis makes the presentation of information easy to accomplish, while at the same time allowing the creator and their audience to be present in virtual space.
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: 550-PGH
Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Stephen Huang