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This paper introduces a Mixed Reality-mediated Collaborative design system, named MR-Collab, which combines Mixed Reality (MR), Augmented Reality (AR) and various channels of communication technologies. The concept and system of MR-Collab are developed based on the Benford’s Mixed-Reality boundaries theory. This paper presents how this theory is used as a tool to analyze the system framework and guide the design of the MR-Collab system. The technique details of prototype and application scenario of this system are also elaborated in the paper. The system, MR-Collab, is designed in the purpose of facilitating collaboration between distributed users through the Mixed Reality environment. Experimentation that can measure the correlations between the design performance/behaviors with the increased degree of co-presence is also planned in this paper.
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Wang, R., Wang, X. (2008). Mixed Reality-Mediated Collaborative Design System: Concept, Prototype, and Experimentation. In: Luo, Y. (eds) Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering. CDVE 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5220. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88011-0_15
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