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In this paper, we present the Interactive 3D BreakAway Map (I3BAM), an extension of Worlds In Miniature (WIM) that works not only as a navigation aid for virtual buildings but also provides a means of examining any floor of a virtual building without having to navigate it.
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Chittaro, L., Gatla, V.K., Venkataraman, S. (2005). A Navigation and Examination Aid for 3D Virtual Buildings. In: Costabile, M.F., Paternò, F. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2005. INTERACT 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3585. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11555261_93
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