Digital manga virtual environment: Bitonal visualisation for texture-mapped virtual environments

Marc A. Schnabel*, Yingge Qu

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Bi-tonal and non-photorealistic architectural depictions can be employed to develop a narrative that engages the reader with not only the visual aspects, but also aspects of the storyline. Architecture is subsequently not only represented through its factual dimensions of length, width and height, but is extended to intangible realms. This paper presents a modified rendering appearance of the graphical depiction of a Virtual Environments (VE) -software to communicate design akin to Japanese cartoon (manga) depictions whereby we expand the two-dimensional manga-images into a three-dimensional VE. The modified visualisation can be used for storytelling and developing a narrative that professionals and laypersons alike easily can access, understand and interact. The bi-tonal depictions offer users to experience both, visual richness of the original model, as well as enhanced design communications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBeyond Codes and Pixels
Subtitle of host publication17th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA
EditorsThomas Fischer, Kaustuv De Biswas, Jeremy J Ham, Ryusuke Naka, Weixin Huang
PublisherThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
Pages619-628
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789881902634
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event17th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2012 - Chennai, India
Duration: 25 Apr 201228 Apr 2012

Publication series

NameBeyond Codes and Pixels - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2012

Conference

Conference17th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2012
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityChennai
Period25/04/1228/04/12

Keywords

  • Architectural depiction
  • Digital manga
  • Virtual environments
  • Visual communication

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