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While popular as a visual interface, current interactive 3-D environments are
often times painstakingly created by hand, making it difficult to mass-produce
custom environments quickly. To address these issues, researchers at HP Labs
have developed virtual environment design automation or VEDA. VEDA is a powerful
3-D interface for information exploration and interaction. Unlike traditional
3-D interfaces, the layouts are automatically organized and designed in real-time
based on prespecified design rules, metadata, and user preferences. It provides a
pleasant, intuitive, responsive, and customizable environment that gives users a
lot of freedom without feeling overwhelmed. It promotes the concept of visual
discovery and browsing, in contrast to today's hyperlink-based web pages.
Furthermore, VEDA employs efficient rendering algorithms for real-time interaction.
It also forms a natural framework to seamlessly integrate rich media together into
a single coherent environment with numerous applications in e-commerce and beyond.
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