With globalization, more and more companies are becoming multisited. Efficient and timely collaboration and communication among the development team members become critical for product success. This paper proposes a web-based virtual environment for mobile phone customization, named VMPDS (Virtual Mobile Phone Design Space). The features of this system include the combination of web technology and VR (Virtual Reality) technology, the ability to deal with and extend the product model database, adequate interaction for three-dimensional product model customization, and usefulness for the examination and evaluation of product concept design. The system is implemented by using standard open technologies to assure accessibility and platform independence.

Keywords:
product design, product development, telecommunication computing, mobile handsets, Internet, virtual reality, open systems, Virtual Reality, VRML, Concept Design, Mobile Phone
Topics:
Databases, Design, Virtual reality, Three-dimensional models
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