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The optical tweezers: multiple-point interaction technique

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Sergey V. Matveyev,

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VRST '03: Proceedings of the ACM symposium on Virtual reality software and technology

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1008653.1008685

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The proposed multiple-point interaction technique realizes direct interaction and control in a virtual environment and presentation. The device for interaction is constructed on the basis of the infrared (IR) laser which is invisible for a human eye and does not interfere with the visual channel of a presentation, since there can be no coincidence of the color of the infrared laser and the visible object on the screen.The special designed optical scheme splits a laser beam into three with a small angle of divergence. As a result we receive the three IR spots on the screen.The coordinates of the laser spots received from the infrared camera are interpreted as a position of the (pointer) cursor after the mathematical processing which is displayed with the help of the projection system and can be interpreted as commands of the application control.

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The optical tweezers: multiple-point interaction technique
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Graphics input devices
      2. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Graphics input devices

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