ABSTRACT A Survey of Design Issues in Spatial Input.pdf

A Survey of Design Issues in Spatial Input Ken Hinckley , 1)2 Randy Pausch2, John C. Goblel, and Neal 1? Kasselll University of Virginia Departments of Neurosurgery and Computer Science2 {kphzq, pausch, jcg7q} @, neal@msmail.neuro. ABSTRACT Thus, rather than trying to identify issues which are applica- We present a survey of design issues for developing effec- ble to all forms of 3D input, we restrict the present survey to tive free-space three-dimensional (3D) user interfaces. Our interfaces that employ free-space input devices, Also, to survey is based upon previous work in 3D interaction, our maintain the focus of the survey, we do not discuss general experience in developing free-space interfaces, and our techniques for graphical interaction, such as progressive informal observations of test users. We illustrate our design refinement [4] [11], nor do we describe algorithms to over- issues using examples drawn from instances of 3D inter- come artifacts of existing spatial input devices, such as tech- faces. niques for filtering noise and