Comparison of 3D navigation interfaces

Author

McClymont, Joshua ; Shuralyov, Dmitri ; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. & Eng., York Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

19-21 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper evaluates two different interfaces for navigation in a 3D environment. The first is a `Click-to-Move´ style interface that involves using a mouse. The second is a gaming style interface that uses both mouse and keyboard (i.e. the `WASD´ keys) for view direction and movement respectively. In the user study, participants were asked to navigate a supermarket environment and collect a specific subset of items. Results revealed significant differences only for some of the sub-measures. Yet, some revealing observations were made regarding user behavior and interaction with the user interface.

Keywords

navigation; user interfaces; virtual reality; 3D navigation interfaces; click-to-move style interface; gaming style interface; user interface; Cameras; Keyboards; Mice; Navigation; Presses; Three dimensional displays; User interfaces; 3d navigation; 3d virtual environments; gamer interface; supermarket simulation; user studies;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS), 2011 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

ISSN

1944-9429

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-888-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VECIMS.2011.6053842

Filename

6053842