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1. FORUM8 obtained a patent for VR-Cloud®
2. Overseas
Training and Seminars
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| 1. FORUM8 obtained a patent for VR-Cloud® |
FORUM8 Co., Ltd. has obtained a patent from the Japan Patent Office for
their state-of-the-art thechnology that realizes driving simulation
within the 3D VR environment broadcasted by VR-Cloud®, FORUM8's
superior software solution that allows people to access 3D VR contents
and run simulations on the Internet, with the use of a computer
keyboard.
<Description of the patent from the Japan Patent Office>
Patent Number :5149426
Patent Name :Driving simulation
equipment, server and program
Issue Date :December
7th, 2012 |
VR-Cloud® is FORUM8's unparalled cloud computing
technology that allows anyone on a thin client to interact with the 3D
VR contents rendered from the company's intelligent could server at
anytime as long they are connected to the Internet, which makes the
technology an ideal solution for
obtaining consensus from stakeholders, residents, consultants, and
decision makers in just about any type of project.
The background of this patent acquistion is in FORUM8's unique
technology that uses a binary device such as a computer keyboard to
control a vehicle within the 3D virtual environment of VR-Cloud® in a smooth manner similar to the way the vehicle can be controlled by a steering wheel. This patent is the basic
patent for the technology that allows "The interactive operation within VR space using a binary device".
This technology was developed in the course of the project referred to as "The Next generation highly
reliable and energy saving IT platform technology development and demonstration
(Service of enabling people to use the 3D VR environment via cloud computing technology to help them obtain consensus)", which Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry entrusted FORUM8 Co., Ltd. to conduct.
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| Figure 1 VR-Cloud® driving simulation |
You can experience driving simulation with your keyboard.
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| New features of VR-Cloud® Ver.4.1 |
Collaborative photos
Collaborative photos have been added to VR-Cloud®. By using the Android
client it is possible to take a photo and send it to the server. Photos
can then be displayed, edited or deleted from both the Android and the
PC client.
Just like other collaborative content, photos are displayed in the virtual
world using an icon. Users can display edit or delete photos by either
clicking on this icon or by selecting it from the photo list.
While taking a photo with the Android client, it is possible to choose
where the user wants to save the photo, by either using the GPS feature
of the Android device if available or by using the current location within
the virtual world.
To view a photo, click "Participate" on the top menu, and then from the list of buttons that appear click "View photos". Then a list of photos will appear. When you open the photo of your choice, it will be displayed within the 3D VR space as shown in figure 3. You can also edit or delete the photo.
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Figure 2 Available on tablets
and smartphones
with Android™ OS |
Figure 3 Photos can be displayed
within VR space,
and then edited or deleted |
Local opinions into 3D Forums
It is now possible for the users to give their own opinion about any location
of the virtual world. When users find an interesting point of view (for
example: in front of a new building), they can rate this location and start
a discussion in the same way as discussions in 3D Forums.
The way to create, edit, delete and comment local opinions is exactly the
same as it is done for normal discussions (except the rate which is specific
to opinions). As you can see in Figure 6, you can write your opinion and give
your rating by the number of stars.
Finally, it is possible to export all local opinions contained into a project
from UC-win/Road. The exported result is an HTML file which can be easily
added to a website.
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Figure 4, 5 Solution for obtaining consensus:
Discussing/commenting on a particular location |
Figure 6
Window for landscape evaluation |
Return to home menu
The previous version of VR-CloudR introduced the home menu which displays
list of available contents as well as the user history and favorites. It
is now possible to return to this home menu after connecting to any content,
making it easy to switch between several virtual worlds.
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| 2. Overseas Seminars and Exhibition |
Exhibition
| Date |
Exhibition Name |
Location |
| 3-6 March, 2013 |
ITE Regional Conference |
San Diago |
| 4-6 November, 2013 |
NAB SHOW |
Las Vegas Convention Center, USA |
| 4-7 June, 2013 |
ITS European Congress |
Dublin |
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For ITE Regional Conference and ITS European Congress : mail to brendan@forum8.com
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