Fly Over, a 3D Interaction Technique for Navigation in Virtual Environments Independent from Tracking Devices

Pierre Boudoin (1) , Samir Otmane (2) , Malik Mallem (2)

1 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes
2 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes

A good 3D user interface associated with 3D interaction techniques is very important in order to increase the realness and the easiness of the interaction in Virtual Environments (VEs). 3D user interfaces systems often use multiple input devices, especially, tracking devices. So, the search for new metaphors and techniques for 3D interaction adapted to the navigation task, independently from devices used, is an important stage for the realization of future 3D interaction systems that support multimodality, in order to increase efficiency and usability. In this paper we propose a new tracking device-independent 3D interaction model called Fly Over. The core principles of Fly Over make it compatible with all 3D/2D-pointing devices.

Mots clés: egocentric navigation; virtual environment; navigation task; multiple devices; 3D user interfaces; 3D interaction techniques

Domaines: Informatique ubiquitaire; Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]

Pierre Boudoin, Samir Otmane, Malik Mallem. Fly Over, a 3D Interaction Technique for Navigation in Virtual Environments Independent from Tracking Devices. 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality (VRIC 2008), Apr 2008, Laval, France. pp.7--13. ⟨hal-00339449⟩