Generation of a three-dimensional virtual reality environment from a business process model

Abstract

A method and computer program product for generating a three-dimensional virtual reality environment from a business process model in a computer system are provided. The method includes analyzing a business process model to identify a plurality of activities and at least one transition criterion between the plurality of activities, where the business process model is unbounded to a physical implementation. The method also includes transforming the business process model into a three-dimensional virtual reality environment with virtual physical constraints, including a plurality of virtual rooms representing the plurality of activities and one or more virtual access points to the virtual rooms representing the at least one transition criterion. The method further includes outputting the three-dimensional virtual reality environment.

1 . A method for generating a three-dimensional virtual reality environment from a business process model in a computer system, the method comprising:
 analyzing a business process model to identify a plurality of activities and at least one transition criterion between the plurality of activities, wherein the business process model is unbounded to a physical implementation;   transforming the business process model into a three-dimensional virtual reality environment with virtual physical constraints, including a plurality of virtual rooms representing the plurality of activities and one or more virtual access points to the virtual rooms representing the at least one transition criterion; and   outputting the three-dimensional virtual reality environment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the one or more virtual access points include one or more of: a virtual corridor, a virtual door, and a virtual window. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the virtual corridor provides a virtual pathway to connect two or more of the virtual rooms, and the virtual door or the virtual window provides a virtual access barrier to enter or exit one or more of the virtual rooms in response to the at least one transition criterion. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the business process model is a two-dimensional business process model including a plurality of nodes connected by at least one arc, the nodes representing the activities and the at least one arc representing the at least one transition criterion. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the business process model is a two-dimensional business process model including a plurality of arcs connected to at least one node, the arcs representing the activities and the at least one node representing the at least one transition criterion. 
     
     
         6 . A computer program product for generating a three-dimensional virtual reality environment from a business process model, the computer program product comprising:
 a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for implementing a method, the method comprising:
 analyzing a business process model to identify a plurality of activities and at least one transition criterion between the plurality of activities, wherein the business process model is unbounded to a physical implementation; 
 transforming the business process model into a three-dimensional virtual reality environment with virtual physical constraints, including a plurality of virtual rooms representing the plurality of activities and one or more virtual access points to the virtual rooms representing the at least one transition criterion; and 
 outputting the three-dimensional virtual reality environment.