Softwares

Within the laboratory, we are using different open-sources softwares to create virtual items, persons and environments. Those are listed below.

Crystal space

Crystal Space is a software development kit (SDK) providing real-time 3D graphics for applications using virtual reality. We use it to create  virtual environments and integrate avatars and objects within those. Many environments can be created, the inside of a plane, a virtual city or the inside of a house.  

--> You can go to the Chrystal space homepage by following this link

Blender

 Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. Blender is mainly used for 3D modeling, in the IVE Lab, we use it to create virtual objects that can be inserted afterwards in the virtual environments via crystal space.

--> You can visit the blender website by following this link.

MakeHuman

  MakeHuman is also an Open Source software application, that can be used to generate 3D humanoids. Those created avatars can be edited regarding their gender, their age, their appearence, their clothes, their hair...

--> You can visit the makehuman website by clicking on this link