The Globefish: A 3D Motion Controller

Author

Kulik, Alexander ; Hochstrate, Jan ; Kunert, André ; Froehlich, Bernd

Author_Institution

Fac. of Media, Bauhaus-Univ. Weimar, Weimar

fYear

2009

fDate

14-18 March 2009

Firstpage

299

Lastpage

300

Abstract

The Globefish is a novel desktop input device for three-dimensional object manipulation and viewpoint navigation. It consists of an elastically suspended 3D trackball, which provides a natural mapping for position-controlled 3D rotations. Rate-controlled 3D translations are performed by pushing the trackball into the appropriate direction. The device is manipulated by the fingertips allowing for precise interaction with virtual objects. The Globefish was designed for 3D graphics applications such as computer aided design (CAD), digital content creation (DCC) and 3D games.

Keywords

CAD; computer games; computer graphics; control engineering computing; motion control; position control; 3D games; 3D graphics applications; 3D motion controller; Globefish; computer aided design; digital content creation; elastically suspended 3D trackball; position-controlled 3D rotations; rate-controlled 3D translations; three-dimensional object manipulation; viewpoint navigation; Application software; Cameras; Computer graphics; Control systems; Fingers; Mice; Motion control; Navigation; Prototypes; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Reality Conference, 2009. VR 2009. IEEE

Conference_Location

Lafayette, LA

ISSN

1087-8270

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3943-0

Electronic_ISBN

1087-8270

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VR.2009.4811064

Filename

4811064