Design of a 3D Navigation Technique Supporting VR Interaction

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

Multimodality is a powerful paradigm to increase the realness and the easiness of the interaction in Virtual Environments (VEs). In particular, the search for new metaphors and techniques for 3D interaction adapted to the navigation task 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 multimodal 3D interaction model called Fly Over. This model is especially devoted to the navigation task. We present a qualitative comparison between Fly Over and a classical navigation technique called gaze-directed steering. The results from preliminary evaluation on the IBISC semi-immersive Virtual Reality/Augmented Realty EVR@ platform show that Fly Over is a user friendly and efficient navigation technique.

Domains: Ubiquitous Computing; Human-Computer Interaction [cs.HC]; Multimedia [cs.MM]; Graphics [cs.GR]; Hardware Architecture [cs.AR]; Robotics [cs.RO]

Pierre Boudoin, Samir Otmane, Malik Mallem. Design of a 3D Navigation Technique Supporting VR Interaction. First Mediterranean Conference on Intelligent Systems and Automation (CISA'08), Jun 2008, Annaba, Algeria. pp.149--153, ⟨10.1063/1.2952967⟩. ⟨hal-00339450⟩