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3D Modelling from photographs has always been a challenge. Since 2000 I have started to develop application the purpose of which to make 3D modeled scene from photographs with real time rendering based on OpenGL. Special OpenGL modeling tools enable authentic scene look. Final goal is to make scene from photographs in which viewer moves and inspects like in real world. Therefore name Used Reality is chosen because things from real world are modeled, have almost the same form on computer. Moving and sightseeing are enabled like in real world. Used Reality is program that represent OpenGL modeling based on photographs (pictures taken with good compact, SLR or digital camera). You can construct the 'Place' from taken photographs. Photographic technique is simple because You take planar pictures (aim the camera as close as to right angle in front of subject) of walls, stairs, paintings, floors, etc. Taken pictures are base for objects you will construct the place. What is that mean?
It mean that yours scene will be almost same as place you have been! For instance, Museums have same walls, stairs, floors, roofs, ... but they change the exhibitions. In Used Reality you can build whole interior and exterior from taken pictures. This can represent the 'Base'. In that 'Base', you can put your exhibition from taken or scanned pictures, or that museum can produce many virtual exhibitions
originating from real exhibitions. Thus, many people can walk through and examine the exhibition in same way like they had been there! When people travel to some place, many of them send postcards and take pictures. Used Reality is more than that.
Travel agencies or Touristic organizations can model landmarks, historical sight or place where tourists go sight seeing. These files can be used for tourist or any other type of marketing because users can examine that like they are there. Postcards solve for memories. Movies is more than postcards. Used Reality files enable sight seeing like viewer(s) want!
Used Reality is not another database with many pictures. It is true three dimensional world based on OpenGL. OpenGL alias Open Graphics Library is low level API from Silicon Graphics Inc; and most accelerating graphic cards support them.
Construction companies can build the place from photographs before reconstruction - to save previous look of that part of the city. This is very useful because many citizens have old photographs of his old houses, streets, etc. where now are new buildings, streets and parks.
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