Mining Asset Development for Virtual Reality

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• Personal Author:
  Belanca JL ; Demich B ; Helfrich WJ ; MacDonald B ; Navoyski, Jason ; Orr, Timothy J.
• Description:
  The pervasiveness of high-fidelity video games raises expectations of quality, detail, and lighting in virtual reality (VR) applications. However, high-quality models of mining equipment and environments are often not readily available, and developers may not be familiar with the latest techniques, such as physically based rendering (PBR). Because a consistent aesthetic is critical for maintaining immersion and controlling visual stimuli in research as well as in training, researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) created an asset development workflow. This paper details this workflow, including precision modeling and PBR techniques as well as a rigorous review process. It also describes lessons learned in the creation of photorealistic VR assets. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environment Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Coal Mines Environmental Factors Mining Equipment Mining Industry Models Training Underground Mines Video Virtual Reality Visual Aids
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059770
• Citation:
  2019 SME Annual Meeting, February 24-27, 2019, Denver, Colorado, preprint 19-052. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2019 Feb; :1-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2019 SME Annual Meeting, February 24-27, 2019, Denver, Colorado, preprint 19-052
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d1514d1158536cebb3a251256e4f20c1ecf7130b7cc0c3698a705714b4f1d722918bb133034a742175635e0b5a077cdc81dba7c08eb6ceb8c00830ad192aed8e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215233/cdc_215233_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.17 MB ]