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IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- immersive virtual reality environment
1, record 1, English, immersive%20virtual%20reality%20environment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- immersive virtual environment 2, record 1, English, immersive%20virtual%20environment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Virtual reality entertainment systems utilizing head mounted displays or other immersive devices or methods, whereby a participant views and interacts with a software-generated virtual reality environment have been used for training and entertainment purposes for many years. An immersive virtual reality environment as used and described herein refers to a computer generated graphical environment wherein a participant is "immersed" within the environment so as to provide to the user a sensation of being physically located within the graphical environment, although the participant is only electronically present with other objects within the environment. Therefore, an immersive virtual reality environment creates an illusion to the participant that he or she is in an artificially created environment through the use of three-dimensional(3D) graphics and computer software which imitates the relationship between the participant and the surrounding environment. 1, record 1, English, - immersive%20virtual%20reality%20environment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are various forms of immersive virtual environments. Some, such as rooms or cabins (CAVEs), that offer semi-immersive experiences in which users can see virtual worlds projected on physical displays. Others, such as head mounted displays (HMDs), have more compact setup and fuller immersion than CAVEs, and have gained recent popularity due to improvement in hardware and software ... However, users’ immersive experiences depend on, not only rendering/display performance but also interaction and navigation capabilities. 2, record 1, English, - immersive%20virtual%20reality%20environment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- environnement virtuel immersif
1, record 1, French, environnement%20virtuel%20immersif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- EVI 2, record 1, French, EVI
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- environnement immersif 3, record 1, French, environnement%20immersif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une interaction homme-environnement virtuel immersif (IHEVI) est mise en œuvre dans un environnement virtuel immersif (EVI). Dans un EVI, les informations sensorielles du monde réel sont remplacées par des stimuli synthétiques (e.g., image stéréoscopique, son spatialisé, retour haptique, …) […] Ainsi, la finalité de ces environnements est de «permettre à une ou plusieurs personne(s) une activité sensori-motrice et cognitive dans un monde artificiel, créé numériquement, qui peut être imaginaire, symbolique ou une simulation de certains aspects du monde réel» [...] 2, record 1, French, - environnement%20virtuel%20immersif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le cadre de la réalité virtuelle, un environnement immersif est un environnement partiellement ou totalement artificiel, créé autour de l'utilisateur. Les environnements immersifs ont de nombreuses applications : simulateurs (de vol, de conduite...), prototypage, bureaux virtuels, environnements d'ambiance, jeux vidéo… Deux types de systèmes peuvent produire de tels environnements : les systèmes portables comme les casques de réalité virtuelle […]; les systèmes grand écran comme les CAVEs [Cave Automatic Virtual Environments]. 4, record 1, French, - environnement%20virtuel%20immersif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- entorno inmersivo de realidad virtual
1, record 1, Spanish, entorno%20inmersivo%20de%20realidad%20virtual
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- entorno virtual inmersivo 2, record 1, Spanish, entorno%20virtual%20inmersivo
correct, masculine noun
- entorno inmersivo 3, record 1, Spanish, entorno%20inmersivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Técnicamente, un entorno inmersivo de realidad virtual es un sistema compuesto de hardware específico que consigue la estimulación de los sentidos, principalmente de la vista mediante la proyección de imágenes, para hacer que el usuario se sienta dentro de un modelo digital, junto a un software de simulación en tiempo real que genere las imágenes que el usuario verá. 1, record 1, Spanish, - entorno%20inmersivo%20de%20realidad%20virtual
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- room-scale virtual reality
1, record 2, English, room%2Dscale%20virtual%20reality
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- room-scale VR 1, record 2, English, room%2Dscale%20VR
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Room-scale virtual reality(VR), in which a user or "guest" can physically move within and interact with a virtual environment, is a very powerful and valuable addition to storytelling technology. Because room-scale VR allows a guest to walk around a physical play area, where the physical motions of the guest within the play area are reflected in the virtual environment, room-scale VR can provide a more compelling VR experience that is less dependent on being able to render high-quality visual and audio content. In particular, with a greater level of interaction available to a guest in room-scale VR, minor deficiencies in the presentation of video or audio content are less likely to detract from the immersive aspects of the room-scale VR experience, wherein a guest perceives that he or she is actually physically present in the virtual environment. 1, record 2, English, - room%2Dscale%20virtual%20reality
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
room-scale virtual reality; room-scale VR: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 2, record 2, English, - room%2Dscale%20virtual%20reality
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réalité virtuelle à l'échelle d'une pièce
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chelle%20d%27une%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- RV à l'échelle d'une pièce 2, record 2, French, RV%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chelle%20d%27une%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le casque de réalité virtuelle […] n'est pas encore disponible sur le marché. Seuls quelques développeurs possèdent un exemplaire pour explorer les possibilités d'une réalité virtuelle à l'échelle d'une pièce. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chelle%20d%27une%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- realidad virtual a escala de habitación
1, record 2, Spanish, realidad%20virtual%20a%20escala%20de%20habitaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- RV a escala de habitación 2, record 2, Spanish, RV%20a%20escala%20de%20habitaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- three-dimensional immersive environment
1, record 3, English, three%2Ddimensional%20immersive%20environment
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- 3D immersive environment 2, record 3, English, 3D%20immersive%20environment
correct
- immersive three-dimensional environment 3, record 3, English, immersive%20three%2Ddimensional%20environment
correct
- immersive 3D environment 4, record 3, English, immersive%203D%20environment
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Immersive 3D environments are environments in which the viewer is given the impression of being brought into and navigating within the 3D environment. Many 3D graphics environments are not immersive. In non-immersive 3D environments, a viewer is merely provided with the sensation of being placed in front of the 3D scene and looks in. One recent use of immersive 3D graphics is virtual reality(VR), which attempts to give the viewer the impression of being inside a 3D representation of a real or imaginary place. The growing availability of VR graphics tools has resulted in the viewer being placed inside more or less abstract 3D scenes. 4, record 3, English, - three%2Ddimensional%20immersive%20environment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
3D immersive environment; immersive 3D environment: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 5, record 3, English, - three%2Ddimensional%20immersive%20environment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- environnement immersif en trois dimensions
1, record 3, French, environnement%20immersif%20en%20trois%20dimensions
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- environnement immersif en 3D 2, record 3, French, environnement%20immersif%20en%203D
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] doctorant en interaction homme-machine à l'université de Carnegie Mellon a su, par exemple, utiliser la [télécommande] et la barre capteur (sensor bar) de la [console] afin de créer différents dispositifs interactifs comme une interface gestuelle, un tableau multi-tactile ou encore un environnement immersif en 3D dont les effets de perspective réagissent à la position de l'utilisateur. 2, record 3, French, - environnement%20immersif%20en%20trois%20dimensions
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- entorno inmersivo en tres dimensiones
1, record 3, Spanish, entorno%20inmersivo%20en%20tres%20dimensiones
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- entorno inmersivo en 3D 2, record 3, Spanish, entorno%20inmersivo%20en%203D
correct, masculine noun
- entorno inmersivo tridimensional 3, record 3, Spanish, entorno%20inmersivo%20tridimensional
correct, masculine noun
- entorno inmersivo 3D 4, record 3, Spanish, entorno%20inmersivo%203D
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] son los mecanismos de la perspectiva los que producen las imágenes planas obtenidas con cámaras (imágenes fotográficas, cinematográficas y videográficas), incluidas las calculadas para las cámaras virtuales de los entornos inmersivos tridimensionales. 3, record 3, Spanish, - entorno%20inmersivo%20en%20tres%20dimensiones
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La recreación virtual de lugares históricos abre la puerta a una gran variedad de nuevos métodos de enseñanza. Dos de estos métodos son las visitas semiguiadas alrededor de entornos inmersivos en 3D y la proyección de vídeos realizados a partir de modelos 3D. 2, record 3, Spanish, - entorno%20inmersivo%20en%20tres%20dimensiones
Record 4 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Cinematography
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- virtual reality movie theatre
1, record 4, English, virtual%20reality%20movie%20theatre
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- virtual reality movie theater 2, record 4, English, virtual%20reality%20movie%20theater
correct
- virtual reality theatre 3, record 4, English, virtual%20reality%20theatre
correct
- virtual reality theater 4, record 4, English, virtual%20reality%20theater
correct
- VR movie theatre 5, record 4, English, VR%20movie%20theatre
correct
- VR movie theater 6, record 4, English, VR%20movie%20theater
correct
- VR theatre 7, record 4, English, VR%20theatre
correct
- VR theater 8, record 4, English, VR%20theater
correct
- virtual reality cinema 9, record 4, English, virtual%20reality%20cinema
correct
- VR cinema 9, record 4, English, VR%20cinema
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [centre] has created a versatile virtual reality theatre that, by combining real-time 360-degree omnistereo projection with surround audio and marker-less motion tracking, provides a highly immersive and interactive environment for up to 20 users. 10, record 4, English, - virtual%20reality%20movie%20theatre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
virtual reality theater: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 11, record 4, English, - virtual%20reality%20movie%20theatre
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Cinématographie
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cinéma de réalité virtuelle
1, record 4, French, cin%C3%A9ma%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cinéma de RV 2, record 4, French, cin%C3%A9ma%20de%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aujourd'hui, la technologie de la réalité virtuelle se fait une place progressive dans notre société[;] des cinémas de réalité virtuelle ont déjà ouvert leur porte [...] 1, record 4, French, - cin%C3%A9ma%20de%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instalaciones y equipo (Recreación)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Cinematografía
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cine de realidad virtual
1, record 4, Spanish, cine%20de%20realidad%20virtual
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- cine de RV 2, record 4, Spanish, cine%20de%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la realidad virtual adquiere cada vez más protagonismo en la industria del ocio y entretenimiento, como los videojuegos y el cine, en este último caso, [indicado con la inauguración] a principios de 2016 en Ámsterdam [del] primer cine de realidad virtual del mundo [...] 1, record 4, Spanish, - cine%20de%20realidad%20virtual
Record 5 - internal organization data 2021-11-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Software
- Games and Toys (General)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- virtual reality video game
1, record 5, English, virtual%20reality%20video%20game
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- VR video game 1, record 5, English, VR%20video%20game
correct
- virtual reality game 2, record 5, English, virtual%20reality%20game
correct
- VR game 3, record 5, English, VR%20game
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A virtual reality game... is an immersive game where the player is put into a fully realized 3D environment [in which] they can interact with the world's elements. 4, record 5, English, - virtual%20reality%20video%20game
Record 5, Key term(s)
- virtual reality videogame
- VR videogame
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
- Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- jeu vidéo en réalité virtuelle
1, record 5, French, jeu%20vid%C3%A9o%20en%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- jeu vidéo en RV 2, record 5, French, jeu%20vid%C3%A9o%20en%20RV
correct, masculine noun
- jeu en réalité virtuelle 3, record 5, French, jeu%20en%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
correct, masculine noun
- jeu en RV 1, record 5, French, jeu%20en%20RV
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour un jeu en 3D, la qualité du moteur graphique est l'un des facteurs qui permettent d'optimiser la profondeur [de l'image] et le rendu des mouvements. [Le moteur graphique] est encore plus [important] dans un jeu en réalité virtuelle, où l'immersion doit être parfaite, tout en limitant les conflits avec l'oreille interne de l'utilisateur. 4, record 5, French, - jeu%20vid%C3%A9o%20en%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9%20virtuelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-05-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Earth-based Stations
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- virtual operations training environment
1, record 6, English, virtual%20operations%20training%20environment
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- VOTE 1, record 6, English, VOTE
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An environment] designed to provide astronaut and cosmonaut trainees with an immersive, virtual reality environment, in which they can observe Canadarm2 movement in three dimensions. 1, record 6, English, - virtual%20operations%20training%20environment
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Stations terriennes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- environnement virtuel d'entraînement aux opérations
1, record 6, French, environnement%20virtuel%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement%20aux%20op%C3%A9rations
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu conçu pour donner aux astronautes et cosmonautes stagiaires un environnement d'immersion en réalité virtuelle dans lequel ils peuvent observer le mouvement du Canadarm2 en trois dimensions. 1, record 6, French, - environnement%20virtuel%20d%27entra%C3%AEnement%20aux%20op%C3%A9rations
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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