Object Selection in Virtual Environments with an Improved Virtual Pointer Metaphor
Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision and Graphics (ICCVG04), page 320-326 - 2004
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In this paper we describe object selection techniques and metaphors for virtual environments (VEs). By combining and extending known techniques, we introduce an improved virtual pointer metaphor which enhances interactive object selection. The extension of the virtual pointer metaphor is based on a bendable ray, which is visualized by a quadratic beziér curve. While a straight ray visualizes the direction of the virtual pointer, the bendable ray points to the closest selectable object. Strategies for determining this object are discussed and compared.
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@inproceedings{SRH04a,
author = {Steinicke, Frank and Ropinski, Timo and Hinrichs, Klaus H.},
title = {Object Selection in Virtual Environments with an Improved Virtual Pointer Metaphor},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision and Graphics (ICCVG04)},
pages = {320--326},
year = {2004},
publisher = {Springer},
address = {Warsaw},
url = {http://viscg.uni-muenster.de/publications/2004/SRH04a},
}
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