Methodology of Communication between a Criminal Database and a Virtual Reality Environment for Forensic Study

This work aims to present a methodology of communication between a criminal database and a virtual environment for forensic study, using a proprietary software and a virtual reality prototype, in order to support forensic science activities. The objective is to assist the forensic professional offering the use of criminal investigation resources inside a crime scene simulation, with sensations of interaction, immersion and direct manipulation of the scene objects. For a case study, a forensic literature crime scene was previously selected and modeled in a virtual environment, supporting visualization and interaction with 3D objects and the information contained in the expert's forensic report. The association between the objects of interest and the crime evidences followed a predefined simple guidelines and the registers were stored in CSV files, exported from the system which the main business rule is to generate forensic reports in digital format. As a result, a first good impression was reached considering the virtual environment and the forensic data presentation, from reports of two forensic experts, two criminal lawyers and two end-users.