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CHI
2005
ACM
16 years 4 months ago
tranSticks: physically manipulatable virtual connections
A virtually connected medium called tranStick is described that functions both as a "virtual wire" and as a "memory card" containing a shared space. A user can...
Yuji Ayatsuka, Jun Rekimoto
CHI
2005
ACM
16 years 4 months ago
Resizing beyond widgets: object resizing techniques for immersive virtual environments
The most common technique for resizing 3D objects in virtual environments is the use of 3D widgets. However, such techniques often exhibit usability problems due to difficulties i...
John F. Lucas, Ji-Sun Kim, Doug A. Bowman
CHI
2002
ACM
16 years 4 months ago
Comparing voodoo dolls and HOMER: exploring the importance of feedback in virtual environments
When creating techniques for manipulating objects at a distance in immersive virtual environments, researchers have primarily focused on increasing selection range, placement rang...
Jeffrey S. Pierce, Randy F. Pausch
CIRA
2007
IEEE
152views Robotics» more  CIRA 2007»
15 years 10 months ago
Probabilistic Semantic Mapping with a Virtual Sensor for Building/Nature detection
Abstract— In human-robot communication it is often important to relate robot sensor readings to concepts used by humans. We believe that access to semantic maps will make it poss...
Martin Persson, Tom Duckett, Christoffer Valgren, ...
VRST
2006
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Sceptre: an infrared laser tracking system for virtual environments
In this paper a 3D tracking system for Virtual Environments is presented which utilizes infrared (IR) laser technology. Invisible laser patterns are projected from the user(s) to ...
Christian Wienss, Igor N. Nikitin, Gernot Goebbels...