Hand-held windows: towards effective 2D interaction in immersive virtual environments Export

@inproceedings{lsh99, abstract = {The study of human-computer interaction within immersive virtual environments requires us to balance what we have learned from the design and use of desktop interfaces with novel approaches to allow us to work effectively in three dimensions. While some researchers have called for revolutionary interfaces for these new environments, devoid of two-dimensional (2D) desktop widgets, others have taken a more evolutionary approach. Windowing within immersive virtual environments is an attempt to apply 2D interface techniques to three-dimensional (3D) worlds. 2D techniques are attractive because of their proven acceptance and widespread use on the desktop. With current methods environments, however, it is difficult for users of 3D worlds to perform precise manipulations, such as dragging sliders, or precisely positioning or orienting objects. We have developed a testbed designed to take advantage of bimanual interaction, proprioception, and passive-haptic feedback. We present preliminary results from an empirical study of 2D interaction in 3D environments using this system. We use a window registered with a tracked, physical surface, to provide support for precise manipulation of interface widgets displayed in the virtual environment}, author = {Lindeman, R. W. and Sibert, J. L. and Hahn, J. K.}, booktitle = {Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE}, citeulike-article-id = {1560556}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=756952}, journal = {Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE}, keywords = {2d, 3d, interaction, virtual-environment, virtual-reality, windows}, pages = {205--212}, posted-at = {2007-08-14 16:08:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Hand-held windows: towards effective 2D interaction in immersive virtual environments}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=756952}, year = {1999} }

TY - CONF ID - lsh99 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1560556 N2 - The study of human-computer interaction within immersive virtual environments requires us to balance what we have learned from the design and use of desktop interfaces with novel approaches to allow us to work effectively in three dimensions. While some researchers have called for revolutionary interfaces for these new environments, devoid of two-dimensional (2D) desktop widgets, others have taken a more evolutionary approach. Windowing within immersive virtual environments is an attempt to apply 2D interface techniques to three-dimensional (3D) worlds. 2D techniques are attractive because of their proven acceptance and widespread use on the desktop. With current methods environments, however, it is difficult for users of 3D worlds to perform precise manipulations, such as dragging sliders, or precisely positioning or orienting objects. We have developed a testbed designed to take advantage of bimanual interaction, proprioception, and passive-haptic feedback. We present preliminary results from an empirical study of 2D interaction in 3D environments using this system. We use a window registered with a tracked, physical surface, to provide support for precise manipulation of interface widgets displayed in the virtual environment JF - Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE EP - 212 TI - Hand-held windows: towards effective 2D interaction in immersive virtual environments T2 - Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE SP - 205 KW - 2d KW - 3d KW - interaction KW - virtual-environment KW - virtual-reality KW - windows AU - Lindeman, RW AU - Sibert, JL AU - Hahn, JK PY - 1999/// UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=756952 ER -