The challenges of 3D interaction

Herndon, Kenneth P.; Dam, Andries van; Gleicher, Michael

doi:10.1145/191642.191652

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“… The interaction with the VE (navigation and manipulation of objects) should be intuitive and comfortable. 3D interaction is difficult and users often find it hard to understand 3D environments and to perform actions in them [19]. Part of the problem is that VEs lack much of the information we are used to from the real world.…”

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A Prototyping Method to Simulate Wearable Augmented Reality Interaction in a Virtual Environment - A Pilot Study

Alce¹,

Hermodsson²,

Wallergård³

et al. 2015

VWHCI

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A Prototyping Method to Simulate Wearable Augmented Reality Interaction in a Virtual Environment - A Pilot Study

Alce¹,

Hermodsson²,

Wallergård³

et al. 2015

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“…People often find it inherently difficult to understand 3-D spaces and to perform actions in free space (Herndon, van Dam, & Gleicher, 1994). Although we live and act in a 3-D world, the physical world contains many more cues for understanding and constraints and affordances for action that cannot currently be represented accurately in a computer simulation.…”

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An Introduction to 3-D User Interface Design

Bowman

Kruijff

LaViola

et al. 2001

Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments

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Three-dimensional user interface design is a critical component of any virtual environment (VE) application. In this paper, we present a broad overview of 3-D interaction and user interfaces. We discuss the effect of common VE hardware devices on user interaction, as well as interaction techniques for generic 3-D tasks and the use of traditional 2-D interaction styles in 3-D environments. We divide most userinteraction tasks into three categories: navigation, selection/manipulation, and system control. Throughout the paper, our focus is on presenting not only the available techniques but also practical guidelines for 3-D interaction design and widely held myths. Finally, we briefly discuss two approaches to 3-D interaction design and some example applications with complex 3-D interaction requirements. We also present an annotated online bibliography as a reference companion to this article. IntroductionUser interfaces (UIs) for computer applications are becoming more diverse. Mice, keyboards, windows, menus, and icons-the standard parts of traditional WIMP interfaces-are still prevalent, but nontraditional devices and interface components are proliferating rapidly. These include spatial input devices such as trackers, 3-D pointing devices, and whole-hand devices allowing gestural input. Three-dimensional, multisensory output technologies-such as stereoscopic projection displays, head-mounted displays (HMDs), spatial audio systems, and haptic devices-are also becoming more common.With this new technology, new problems have also been revealed. People often find it inherently difficult to understand 3-D spaces and to perform actions in free space (Herndon, van Dam, & Gleicher, 1994). Although we live and act in a 3-D world, the physical world contains many more cues for understanding and constraints and affordances for action that cannot currently be represented accurately in a computer simulation. Therefore, great care must go into the design of user interfaces and interaction techniques for 3-D applications. It is clear that simply adapting traditional WIMP interaction styles to three dimensions does not provide a complete solution to this problem. Rather, novel 3-D user interfaces, based on real-world interaction or some other metaphor, must be developed. This paper is a broad overview of the current state of the art in 3-D user interfaces and interaction. It summarizes some of the major components of tutorials and courses given by the authors at various conferences, including the 1999 Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology. Our goals are

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“…Interaction technique design must consider reducing the user's cognitive load [22]. During navigation, the user should be able to easily remember the route and actions taken over the long term.…”

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Dual-Finger 3D Interaction Techniques for mobile devices

Telkenaroglu

Çapın

2012

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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Three-dimensional capabilities on mobile devices are increasing, and interactivity is becoming a key feature of these tools. It is expected that users will actively engage with the 3D content, instead of being passive consumers. Because touchscreens provide a direct means of interaction with 3D content by directly touching and manipulating 3D graphical elements, touch-based interaction is a natural and appealing style of input for 3D applications. However, developing 3D interaction techniques for handheld devices using touch-screens is not a straightforward task. One issue is that when interacting with 3D objects, users occlude the object with their fingers. Furthermore, because the user's finger covers a large area of the screen, the smallest size of the object users can touch is limited. In this thesis, we first inspect existing 3D interaction techniques based on their performance with handheld devices. Then, we present a set of precise Dual-Finger 3D Interaction Techniques for a small display. Then, we present the results of an experimental study, where we evaluate the usability, performance, and error rate of the proposed and existing 3D interaction techniques. Finally, we integrate the proposed methods of different user modes.Keywords: mobile 3D environments, touch-screens, multi-touch input, dual-finger techniques, modular interaction.

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The challenges of 3D interaction

Cited by 98 publications

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A Prototyping Method to Simulate Wearable Augmented Reality Interaction in a Virtual Environment - A Pilot Study

A Prototyping Method to Simulate Wearable Augmented Reality Interaction in a Virtual Environment - A Pilot Study

An Introduction to 3-D User Interface Design

Dual-Finger 3D Interaction Techniques for mobile devices

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