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The benefits of DOF separation in mid-air 3D object manipulation

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Alfredo Ferreira,

Joaquim JorgeAuthors Info & Claims

VRST '16: Proceedings of the 22nd ACM Conference on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

Pages 261 - 268

https://doi.org/10.1145/2993369.2993396

Published: 02 November 2016 Publication History

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Object manipulation is a key feature in almost every virtual environment. However, it is difficult to accurately place an object in immersive virtual environments using mid-air gestures that mimic interactions in the physical world, although being a direct and natural approach. Previous research studied mouse and touch based interfaces concluding that separation of degrees-of-freedom (DOF) led to improved results. In this paper, we present the first user evaluation to assess the impact of explicit 6 DOF separation in mid-air manipulation tasks. We implemented a technique based on familiar virtual widgets that allow single DOF control, and compared it against a direct approach and PRISM, which dynamically adjusts the ratio between hand and object motions. Our results suggest that full DOF separation benefits precision in spatial manipulations, at the cost of additional time for complex tasks. From our results we draw guidelines for 3D object manipulation in mid-air.

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The benefits of DOF separation in mid-air 3D object manipulation
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI
    2. Interactive systems and tools
      1. User interface toolkits

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VRST '16: Proceedings of the 22nd ACM Conference on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

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DOI:10.1145/2993369

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