AAU Student Projects - visit Aalborg University's student projects portal
A master's thesis from Aalborg University
Book cover


Detecting camera preferences in a virtual savannah environment using statistical analysis

Author

Term

4. term

Education

Publication year

2012

Submitted on

Pages

12

Abstract

Dette speciale undersøger, om der er en sammenhæng mellem brugerprofiler og deres valg af kameraplacering i et simuleret 3D-savannemiljø med forskellige taktiske scenarier. Fokus er på præferencer for at placere kameraer enten på virtuelle agenter som headcams (hovedmonterede kameraer) eller på jorden i angivne områder. Formålet er at se, om oplysninger fra brugerprofiler kan forklare eller forudsige disse valg. Resultaterne er foreløbige og ikke konklusive. De indikerer dog, at det kan være muligt at udvikle en klassifikationsmodel (en computerbaseret model, der forudsiger kategorier) ud fra profildata til at kategorisere eller forudsige, om en bruger foretrækker headcams eller jordkameraer.

This thesis explores whether user profiles are related to how people prefer to place cameras in a simulated 3D savannah with different tactical scenarios. It examines preferences for mounting cameras on virtual agents as headcams or placing them on the ground in specified areas, and asks whether profile information can explain or predict these choices. The findings are preliminary and not conclusive. They nevertheless suggest that a classifier—a computer model that predicts categories—could be built from profile data to categorize or predict whether a user is more likely to choose headcams or ground cameras.

[This abstract was generated with the help of AI]