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appropriate medical treatment to be given. The image of a HyperClinic is shown
in Figure 11.7.

11,9.2 HyperArt Museum
Each person is at a different location. Through HR, they are brought together in a
HyperArt Museum. They can enter, walk through it and enjoy viewing paintings.
The image is shown in Figure 11.8.

I i .93 HyperResort

As shown in Figure 11.9, each person is at a different site, but they are brought
together in a HyperResort. They can enjoy sunbathing, play together, and talk to
one another.

11.9.4 Manufacturing on Demand

As shown in Figure 11.10, a group of designers is brought together in a Hyper-
Design room. They are talking about designing a new car and would like to know
users' opinions. HR allows a group of users to be at a HyperMeeting place. They
discuss a new car they would like to have. Then both groups—designers and
users—are brought together in a common hyperplace where they can interact.
Through these interactions, the designers can gather information on users' require-
ments for a new car. Based on this newly acquired information, the shape or color
of the car is changed and shown to the users. When they are satisfied, the new car
is manufactured. In this way, manufacturing on demand is realized.

11.9.5 HyperClass

As shown in Figure 11.11, HyperClass is a class where a teacher and students—in
reality their images—are brought together through communication links so they
can hold classes and carry out cooperative work as if they were gathered in the
same place. Anyone from anywhere in the world can access HyperClass and join
in a class. The image is shown in Figure 11.11.
In Figure 11.11, two images are shown: one for the teacher and one for the
student. In front of them is a virtual object that they are going to handle. Each
image's motion is generated by a real human motion. The human is wearing a data
glove with sensors that detects any hand motion. In HyperClass, all kinds of vir-
tual objects can be introduced for conducting the class. In the background we see
pictures of the students who are attending the class at the remote site. They are
watching what the teacher and the student are doing. A diagram of the system is
shown in Figure 11.12. In this figure, two sites are shown: the teacher's and the
student's. In HyperClass, more than two sites can be interconnected via the
Internet. Each site is represented by a person's image.