Digiteo - Recherche en sciences et technologies de l'information

Digiteo partners conduct researches on different aspects of virtual and augmented reality, from the development of algorithms dedicated to these technologies (geometric real-time algorithms, collision detection, rays-tracing), to the design of methodologies for interaction, with a strong emphasis on the question of multimodality and trans-modality. One particular topic well developed even at the hardware level is haptic interaction and more generally the question of the interaction with systems with high degrees of freedom.

The outstanding richness of equipments shared by the Digiteo labs (Cave, image wall, interactive table-top, ambient environments) allows Digiteo partners to study the effect of various levels of immersion and various modes of interaction.

Most of these research subjects are motivated by the involvement of some Digiteo partners in the development of tools for the numerical plant in which a large part of production studies will be conducted through numerical simulations. We can mention in this field the questions raised by the computer-assisted design in virtual systems (modalities, object and action coding, object manipulation...).

Another related question is the design and use of virtual humans with the questions raised by the poly-articulated systems, the grasping and the object manipulation by these avatars. In the field of the numerical design one major topic is collaborative work in distant immersive environments for which there are active collaborations between Digiteo partners.