摘要 |
Methods (30) are disclosed for simulating movement of a user through a remote environment. In one embodiment, a camera is provided having a panoramic lens. The camera is used to capture multiple 360 degree panoramic images at intervals along at least one predefined path in the remote environment. A computer system (10) is provided having a memory (12), a display device (16) with a display screen (20), and an input device (14). The images are stored in the memory (12) of the computer system (10). A plan view of the remote environment and the at least one predefined path are displayed in a plan view portion of the display screen (20). User input is received via the input device (14), wherein the user input is indicative of a direction of view and a desired direction of movement. Portions of the images are displayed in sequence in a user's view portion of the display screen (20) dependent upon the user input.
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