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University of Southern California

Evan Suma

Mark T Bolas

Ian E McDowall

Gerard Medioni

Ruizhe Wang

J Adam Jones

Ari Y Shapiro

Wei-Wen Feng

A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium may contain a program of instructions that cause a computer system running the program of instructions to automatically generate a 3D avatar of a living being, including automatically: causing one or more sensors to generate 3D data indicative of the three dimensional shape and appearance of at least a portion of the living being; and generating a virtual character based on the 3D data that can be animated and controlled.

Rapid avatar capture and simulation using commodity depth sensors

A head-mounted display (HMD) allows a user to view a virtual environment. The HMD displays a field of view to the user. However, the user may experience simulator sickness or motion sickness from viewing the field of view. The HMD is connected to a sensor which can monitor the user. By monitoring the user's physiological state, the user's simulator sickness can be detected or predicted. To reduce the negative effects, the field of view can be throttled. The field of view can also be throttled in order to provide a better user experience even if the user does not experience sickness.

Dynamic field of view throttling as a means of improving user experience in head mounted virtual environments

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