Integration of custom street view and low-cost motion sensors

Authors : Tolga BAKİRMAN, Mustafa Umit GUMUSAY

Pages : 66-72

Doi:10.26833/ijeg.589489

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Publication Date : 2020-06-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Virtual reality is an artificial computer-generated environment generally referred as virtual reality environment which can be navigated and interacted with by a user. Street View, which was released by Google in 2007, is an ideal tool to discover places and locations. This service doesn’t only provide spatial information, but also a virtual reality environment for the user. Since this service is only available in certain locations, Google enables users to create a street view with custom panoramic images with the help of Google Maps Application Programming Interface insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(API); for JavaScript. In this study, it is aimed to integrate body motions with a custom created street view service for Yildiz Technical University Davutpasa Campus which has a historical environment and huge places to discover. Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 motion sensor along with Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FAAST); interface has been employed for this purpose. This integration provides a low-cost alternative for virtual reality experience. The proposed system can be implemented for virtual museums, heritage sites or planetariums consisting of panoramic images.
Keywords : Street View, Kinect, Virtual Reality, Body motion control