Vlasios Kasapakis
University of the Aegean
75 Papers
203 Citations
Vlasios Kasapakis is an academic researcher from University of the Aegean. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computer science & Virtual reality. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 52 publications. Previous affiliations of Vlasios Kasapakis include Research Academic Computer Technology Institute.
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Papers
The eCOMPASS multimodal tourist tour planner
Damianos Gavalas,Vlasios Kasapakis,Charalampos Konstantopoulos,Grammati Pantziou,Nikolaos Vathis,Christos D. Zaroliagis +5 more
TL;DR: The routing algorithm which comprises the core functionality of eCOMPASS is described, a context-aware web/mobile application which derives personalized multimodal tours via selected urban attractions and may assist in scheduling lunch breaks at affordable restaurants, conveniently located along recommended tours.
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Pervasive gaming: Status, trends and design principles
TL;DR: This paper presents 18 representative pervasive game projects, following a generations-based classification, and sheds light on technological status and trends, design principles, developer guidelines, and research challenges for pervasive games development.
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Scenic route planning for tourists
Damianos Gavalas,Vlasios Kasapakis,Charalampos Konstantopoulos,Grammati Pantziou,Nikolaos Vathis +4 more
- 01 Feb 2017
TL;DR: Scenic Athens is introduced, a context-aware mobile city guide for Athens (Greece) which provides personalized tour planning services to tourists and derives near-optimal sequencing of POIs along recommended tours, taking into account a multitude of travel restrictions and POI properties, so as to best utilize time available for sightseeing.
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Mobile Augmented Reality Guides in Cultural Heritage
Panagiotis Galatis,Damianos Gavalas,Vlasios Kasapakis,Grammati Pantziou,Christos D. Zaroliagis +4 more
- 01 Dec 2016
TL;DR: KnossosAR is presented, a MAR guide implemented for the archaeological site of Knossos (in Crete, Greece) which serves as a testbed for pursuing the research objectives while also comparing the (dis)advantages of MAR vs. map-based mobile interfaces in outdoor cultural heritage sites.
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Avatars as storytellers: affective narratives in virtual museums
TL;DR: The outcome of this study may inform the design of avatars-as-storytellers in VMs on the basis of their affective potential, given the results of the study and, more importantly, the theoretical investigation of the factors, which conditioned the emotional responses observed.
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