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Interactive shadows

Authors:

Kenneth P. Herndon,

Robert C. Zeleznik,

Daniel C. Robbins,

D. Brookshire Conner,

Scott S. Snibbe,

Andries van DamAuthors Info & Claims

UIST '92: Proceedings of the 5th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology

Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/142621.142622

Published: 01 December 1992 Publication History

Abstract

It is often difficult in computer graphics applications to understand spatial relationships between objects in a 3D scene or effect changes to those objects without specialized visualization and manipulation techniques. We present a set of three-dimensional tools (widgets) called “shadows” that not only provide valuable perceptual cues about the spatial relationships between objects, but also provide a direct manipulation interface to constrained transformation techniques. These shadow widgets provide two advances over previous techniques. First, they provide high correlation between their own geometric feedback and their effects on the objects they control. Second, unlike some other 3D widgets, they do not obscure the objects they control.

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Index Terms

Interactive shadows
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
    2. Image manipulation
      1. Texturing
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Graphics input devices
    2. Interaction paradigms

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UIST '92: Proceedings of the 5th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology

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DOI:10.1145/142621

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