HOG on a WIM

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 tabletop 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.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: VR
• Authors: Aaron Stafford, Wayne Piekarski, Bruce H. Thomas
• Keywords: Tabletop Display User, Virtual Reality, VR 2008, VR User, first Collaborative Wim