Tangible images of real life scenes

• Published in: Computers & graphics Vol. 64; pp. 62 - 73
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xingzi, Goesele, Michael, Sourin, Alexei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: 3-D graphics; Computer graphics; Feasibility studies; Haptic interaction; Image reconstruction; Large-scale imperfect polygon mesh; Life assessment; Polygons; Tangible image; Virtual reality; Haptic interaction; Large-scale imperfect polygon mesh; Tangible image

•A way of haptic interaction with the reconstructed real life scenes is proposed.•Original images of the real scenes are augmented with the reconstructed meshes.•Smooth interactive haptic rendering of multi-million polygons is supported.•The feasibility and usability of the proposed method is evalua...