DocumentCode
2911460
Title
Context in 3D planar navigation
Author
Vallance, Scott ; Calder, Paul
Author_Institution
Sch. of Inf. & Eng., Flinders Univ. of South Australia, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
93
Lastpage
99
Abstract
One of the most frustrating barriers to the widespread use of 3D visualisation is the additional complexity in navigating 3D data. This paper details a new approach to improving navigation in 3D environments where the navigation is mainly planar. Data at a distance from the viewpoint is distorted as if projected onto a partial cylinder to approximate a plan view, thereby exposing information that may have been obscured. Previous approaches are compared with this new technique and screenshots presented. Implementation details of the technique are discussed as well as possible performance and useability issues
Keywords
data visualisation; virtual reality; 3D environments; 3D graphics; 3D planar navigation; distortion viewing; navigation techniques; partial cylinder; performance; useability issues; Data visualization; Engine cylinders; Eyes; Graphics; Humans; Informatics; Keyboards; Mice; Motion planning; Navigation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
User Interface Conference, 2001. AUIC 2001. Proceedings. Second Australasian
Conference_Location
Gold Coast, Qld.
ISSN
1530-0951
Print_ISBN
0-7695-0969-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AUIC.2001.906282
Filename
906282
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