Title :
Silver Surfer: A system to compare isometric and elastic board interfaces for locomotion in VR
Author :
Wang, Jia ; Lindeman, Robert W.
Author_Institution :
Worcester Polytech. Inst., Worcester, MA, USA
Abstract :
In this poster, we present the design and the implementation of a surfboard travel interface inspired by the “Silver Surfer” cartoons and movies. The board interface works in either tilt mode or balance mode, creating an interesting comparison of isometric and elastic devices for rate control and position control travel in virtual environments. We also demonstrate the setup of a complete virtual reality system aimed to evaluate the usability of this travel interface in a future study.
Keywords :
computer animation; user interfaces; virtual reality; Silver Surfer; VR; elastic board interface; isometric board interface; position control; rate control; surfboard travel interface; Accelerometers; Fans; Position control; Silver; Three dimensional displays; Virtual environment; 3D user interface; balance board; tilt board; travel; virtual surfing;
Conference_Titel :
3D User Interfaces (3DUI), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0063-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0064-4
DOI :
10.1109/3DUI.2011.5759235
