Tangible Interaction for 3D Widget Manipulation in Virtual Environments

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dc.contributor.authorKruszynski, Krzysztof J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLiere, Robert vanen_US
dc.contributor.editorRobert van Liere and Betty Mohleren_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-27T11:01:27Z
dc.date.available2014-01-27T11:01:27Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we explore the usage of tangible controllers for the manipulation of 3D widgets in scientific visualization applications. Tangible controllers can be more efficient than unrestricted 6-DOF devices, since many 3D widgets impose some restrictions on how they can be manipulated. In particular for tasks that are in essence two-dimensional, such as drawing a contour on a surface, tangible controllers have advantages over 6-DOF devices. We have conducted a user study in which subjects draw a contour on a three-dimensional curved surface using a 3D contour drawing widget. We compared four different input methods for controlling the contour drawing widget and the viewpoint of the surface: using one 2D mouse for drawing and viewpoint selection, using a 6-DOF pen for drawing and a 6-DOF cube device for viewpoint selection, using a 6-DOF pen for drawing on a tangible 6-DOF cube which implements a Magic Lens style visualization technique, and using a 2D mouse for drawing and a 6-DOF cube for viewpoint selection. We show that while the mouse outperforms 6-DOF input methods, the tangible controller is superior to unrestricted 6-DOF input.en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationEurographics Symposium on Virtual Environmentsen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-905674-06-4en_US
dc.identifier.issn1727-530Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/EGVE/EGVE08/089-095en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.subjectCategories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): I.3.6 [Computer Graphics]: Methodology and Techniques - Interaction Techniques H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfacesen_US
dc.titleTangible Interaction for 3D Widget Manipulation in Virtual Environmentsen_US
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