Paper Info
Title
Tablet-based interaction panels for immersive environments
Abstract
With the current widespread interest in head mounted displays, we perceived a need for devices that support expressive and adaptive interaction in a low-cost, eyes-free manner. Leveraging rapid prototyping techniques for fabrication, we have designed and manufactured a variety of panels that can be overlaid on multi-touch tablets and smartphones. The panels are coupled with an app running on the multi-touch device that exchanges commands and state information over a wireless network with the virtual reality application. Sculpted features of the panels provide tactile disambiguation of control widgets and an onscreen heads-up display provides interaction state information. A variety of interaction mappings can be provided through software to support several classes of interaction techniques in virtual environments. We foresee additional uses for applications where eyes-free use and adaptable interaction interfaces can be beneficial.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/VR.2014.6802066
Virtual Reality
Keywords
Field
DocType
helmet mounted displays,interactive devices,smart phones,virtual reality,adaptive interaction,head mounted displays,immersive environments,multitouch tablets,rapid prototyping techniques,smartphones,tablet-based interaction panels,virtual reality,wireless network,H.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Multimedia Information Systems — Artificial, augmented and virtual realities,H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces — Input devices and strategies
Rapid prototyping,Wireless network,Virtual reality,State information,Simulation,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Software,Immersion (virtual reality),Adaptive interaction,Multimedia,Tactile sensor
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.38
6
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David M. Krum142837.57
Thai Phan2225.05
Lauren Cairco Dukes3307.51
Peter Wang471.18
Mark Bolas588089.87
Cairco Dukes, L.630.38