Use Your Head: Tangible Windows for 3D Information Spaces in a Tabletop Environment

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Abstract

Tangible Windows are a novel concept for interacting with virtual 3D information spaces in a workbench-like multi-display environment. They allow for performing common 3D interaction tasks in a more accessible manner by combining principles of tangible interaction, head-coupled perspective, and multi-touch techniques. Tangible Windows unify the interaction and representation space in a single device. They either act as physical peepholes into a virtual 3D world or as physical containers for parts of that world and are well-suited for the collaborative exploration and manipulation of such information spaces. One important feature of Tangible Windows is that the use of obtrusive hardware, such as HMDs, is strictly avoided. Instead, lightweight paper-based displays are used. We present different techniques for canonical 3D interaction tasks such as viewport control or object selection and manipulation, based on the combination of independent input modalities. We tested these techniques on a self-developed prototype system and received promising early user feedback.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2012 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York
Pages245–254
ISBN (print)978-1-4503-1209-7
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesProceedings of the 2012 ACM international conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces

External IDs

Scopus 84871348904
ORCID /0000-0002-3548-723X/work/142245472
ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/151435355

Keywords

Keywords

  • head tracking, tangible windows, head-coupled perspective, head interaction, 3d interaction, multi-surface user interfaces, fish tank virtual reality, multiple views, magic lenses, tabletop displays