Design and Development of the Virtual Acupuncture Training Using WebGL

Abstract

Over the last years, with the rapid development of 3D Web technologies, such as Web3D, HTML5 and WebGL, have allowed complex 3D scenes to be rendered interactively, within a web browser. Compared to the traditional virtual training system, the traing system with WebGL, which requires no explicit installation plug-in and is able to achieve cross-platform easily, is getting more and more popular. This foundation has made it possible to build powerful the virtual acupuncture training system. However, designing and implementing a complete virtual training system using WebGL is not straightforward and complex. In this paper, the author presents a virtual acupuncture training system that using WebGL and Three.js 3D Engine. It can be used to learn acupuncture, and also give ordinary people a reference. Our experiment result shows that WebGL and Three.js 3D Engine can easily support the virtual acupuncture training system, and have a good response. By using this system, the trainers can be more familiar with the acupoint of the human body. At the same time, the trainer will improve his ability in acupuncture therapy. We also hope to provide some references for the development of the virtual training system.