Objectif The ENORASI project aims at developing a highly interactive and extensible virtual reality system that will allow visually impaired people, especially those blind from birth, to study and interact with various virtual objects. ENORASI will not only introduce techniques for the training of blind people based on their haptic interaction with virtual objects, but will also provide case studies for their training through interaction, manipulation and modification of objects of complex shapes.An immersive haptic virtual environment (VE) will be created, simulating the real world guiding them through all the phrases of the training procedure. The ENORASI project introduces completely innovative non-visual virtual reality techniques that will help training blind people into feeling, understanding and interacting with complex virtual objects (airplanes, buildings, 3D maps, famous archaeological findings, etc.)Objectives:The project's technological objectives include development, testing, and evaluation of new approaches that will serve the project purposes.These include:- Development of a high sensitivity virtual reality haptic system for training.- Development of novel virtual intelligent agents guiding blind humans and consulting them when interacting with the virtual objects, in the way that real guides would.- Development of a metadata schema for efficient representation of texture.- Development of realistic 3D rendering systems.The business oriented objectives for ENORASI include the promotion of powerful solutions for the training of functionally impaired humans and the definition of the commercialisation and exploitation potential of ENORASI.Work description: The project will produce five main outcomes:1. A usability study of innovative virtual reality systems for the training of visually impaired.2. The ENORASI virtual reality training case studies where complete pilot training scenarios will be implemented and tested for injury-less and strain-less training.These include:a) recognising every day objects,b) recognising complex virtual objects not easily accessible in their real life,c) interacting with virtual objects and understanding their physical characteristics,d) facilitating the participation of the visually impaired users in an educational or entertainment environment ande) navigating into complex VEs based on haptic information and guidance from virtual guides.3. The ENORASI virtual reality blind training system consisting of a high sensitivity virtual reality haptic system or training (supporting object interaction, manipulation, modification and query) along with novel virtual intelligent agents (implementing the specific training case studies) guiding visually impaired humans and consulting them hen interacting with the virtual objects, in the way that real guides would.4. An international conference into Virtual Reality Applications in Training of Visually Impaired Humans planned in the 19th month.5. A white paper providing technology standards and infrastructure guidelines for the setting up of VR based training systems for the visually impaired persons.Work in the project is organised in the following phases:a. System specification and user requirements phase,b. Development of the haptic VR system and integration of internal system prototype,c. Development of second prototype with improved functions phase,d. Evaluation and dissemination phase.Milestones:M1: System definitionM2: Internal prototype releaseM3: International Conference on Haptics in Virtual EnvironmentsM4: Final system releaseM5: Final reportThe project will result in the ENORASI Training System, and Training Cases together with a White Paper providing technology and infrastructure guidelines. Champ scientifique natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality Programme(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Thème(s) 2000-1.2.1 - Intelligent assistive systems/interfaces to Compensate .. impairment Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur SYSTEMA TECHNOLOGIES S.A. 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