Author :
Stafford, Aaron ; Piekarski, Wayne ; Thomas, Bruce H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of South Australia, Adelaide
Abstract :
This paper presents a new interaction metaphor for mixed space collaboration: HOG on a WIM. Hand of god (HOG) on a world in miniature (WIM) is the first collaborative WIM. It enables a table-top display user to collaborate with a virtual reality (VR) user. The tabletop display user has a god´s eye view of the virtual world and communicates with the VR user through natural gestures and speech. The VR user controls a WIM to navigate and manipulate the virtual world with the aid of the tabletop display user´s guidance.
Keywords :
groupware; virtual reality; hand of god; mixed space collaboration; virtual reality; virtual world; world in miniature; Cameras; Collaboration; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Navigation; Rendering (computer graphics); Speech; Three dimensional displays; Virtual reality; Wearable computers; H.5.3 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Group and Organization Interfaces¿Collaborative computing; I.3.6 [Computer Graphics]: Methodology and Techniques¿Interaction techniques; I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism¿Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality Conference, 2008. VR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Reno, NE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1971-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1972-2
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2008.4480805
