Bues, MatthiasBlach, RolandHaselberger, FrankAndreas Kunz and Joachim Deisinger2014-01-272014-01-272003978-3-905674-06-41727-530Xhttps://doi.org/10.2312/EGVE/IPT_EGVE2003/303-304There are many classes of information for which a suitable 3-D representation does not (yet) exist, and for which users are familiar with more or less efficient desktop interfaces. Therefore, a convenient way of accessing GUIbased systems from within a Virtual Environment can greatly enhance application possibilities and leverage integration with other IT facilities. We describe Sensing Surfaces, which follows the approach of mapping the contents of a GUI desktop to aribtrary textured geometry in the VE.