The Virtual Remote Control - An Extensible, Virtual Reality, User Interface Device
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Immersive virtual reality (VR) places the user inside of the computing environment, blurring the distinction between the environment itself and the user interface to access that environment non-obvious. This lack of distinction between environment and interface makes it difficult to place menus and other interface elements where the user is both able to access them easily and where they do not obscure large parts of the users field of view. We propose a system called the 'Virtual Remote Control' (VRC). The VRC consists of a physical device (a small touchpad tracked using a Polhemus InsideTrak magnetic tracker) which the user is able to hold and for which there is a representation in the virtual environment. The VRC is represented in the environment by a virtual menu. The user is able to make selections from the virtual menu by moving their finger around the touch pad part of the VRC and 'tapping' on the required action. Additionally, the user is able to select an object for the action to be applied on, by 'pointing' the representation of the VRC at the object as one would point a remote control at a Hi-fi of TV set. This device offers an interface to a set commands, through a uniform, immersive system. Furthermore, it offers methods for constructing dynamic, intelligent (i.e. able to reflect some aspect of the current system/user) and re-usable immersive interfaces for VR.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999