Title
Hedgehog labeling: View management techniques for external labels in 3D space
Abstract
Annotations of objects in 3D environments are commonly controlled using view management techniques. State-of-the-art view management strategies for external labels operate in 2D image space. This creates problems, because the 2D view of a 3D scene changes over time, and temporal behavior of elements in a 3D scene is not obvious in 2D image space. We propose managing the placement of external labels in 3D object space instead. We use 3D geometric constraints to achieve label placement that fulfills the desired objectives (e.g., avoiding overlapping labels), but also behaves consistently over time as the viewpoint changes. We propose two geometric constraints: a 3D pole constraint, where labels move along a 3D pole sticking out from the annotated object, and a plane constraint, where labels move in a dominant plane in the world. This formulation is compatible with standard optimization approaches for labeling, but overcomes the lack of temporal coherence.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/VR.2014.6802046
Virtual Reality
Keywords
Field
DocType
augmented reality,real-time systems,three-dimensional displays,3D geometric constraints,3D object space,3D pole constraint,external labels,hedgehog labeling,view management techniques,H.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Multimedia Information Systems — Artificial, augmented and virtual realities
Computer vision,View management,Simulation,Computer science,Coherence (physics),Augmented reality,Artificial intelligence
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
16
0.90
9
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Markus Tatzgern11068.43
Kalkofen, Denis235128.66
Grasset, Raphael342931.38
Dieter Schmalstieg44169332.77