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3D object arrangement for novice users: the effectiveness of combining a first-person and a map view

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Lucio IeronuttiAuthors Info & Claims

VRST '09: Proceedings of the 16th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

Pages 171 - 178

https://doi.org/10.1145/1643928.1643967

Published: 18 November 2009 Publication History

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Arranging 3D objects in Virtual Environments can be a complex, error prone and time consuming task, especially for users who are not familiar with interfaces for 3D navigation and object manipulation. In this paper, we analyze and compare novice users' performance on 3D object arrangement tasks using three interfaces that differ in the views of the 3D environment they provide: the first one is based only on a first-person view; the second one combines the first-person view and a map view in which the zoom level is manually controlled by the user; the third one extends the second with automated assistance in controlling the map zoom level during object manipulation. Our study shows that users without prior experience in 3D object arrangement prefer and actually benefit from having a map view in addition to a first person view in object arrangement tasks.

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3D object arrangement for novice users: the effectiveness of combining a first-person and a map view
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Computer vision
      1. Image and video acquisition
        3D imaging
  2. Computer graphics
    1. Animation
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms

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VRST '09: Proceedings of the 16th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

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DOI:10.1145/1643928

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https://doi.org/10.1109/CIVEMSA.2014.6841432
Gervasi OCaprini LMaccherani G(2013)Virtual exhibitions on the webProceedings of the 13th international conference on Computational Science and Its Applications - Volume 110.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_56(708-722)Online publication date: 24-Jun-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3_56
Chittaro LIeronutti LRanon RSiotto EVisintini D(2010)A high-level tool for curators of 3D virtual visits and ist application to a virtual exhibition of renaissance frescoesProceedings of the 11th International conference on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage10.5555/2384524.2384549(147-154)Online publication date: 21-Sep-2010
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