Masterpiece: physical interaction and 3D content-based search in VR applications

Virtual reality interfaces can immerse users into virtual environments from an impressive array of application fields, including entertainment, education, design, and navigation. However, history teaches us that no matter how rich the content is from these applications, it remains out of reach for u...

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Published in:IEEE multimedia 2006-07, Vol.13 (3), p.92-100
Main Authors: Moustakas, K., Strintzis, M.G., Tzovaras, D., Carbini, S., Bernier, O., Viallet, J.E., Raidt, S., Mancas, M., Dimiccoli, M., Yagci, E., Balci, S., Leon, E.I.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
3D content-based search
3D search
Authoring
Computer graphics
Content based retrieval
Control systems
HCI
Hidden Markov models
human-computer interaction
Humans
Information retrieval
Magnetic sensors
multimodal authoring tool
multimodal natural interface
Navigation
physical interface
Searching
Speech recognition
Three dimensional
User interfaces
Virtual environments
Virtual reality
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Summary:Virtual reality interfaces can immerse users into virtual environments from an impressive array of application fields, including entertainment, education, design, and navigation. However, history teaches us that no matter how rich the content is from these applications, it remains out of reach for users without a physical way to interact with it. Multimodal interfaces give users a way to interact with the virtual environment (VE) using more than one complementary modality. Masterpiece (which is short for multimodal authoring tool with similar technologies from European research utilizing a physical interface in an enhanced collaborative environment) is a platform for a multimodal natural interface. We integrated Masterpiece into a new authoring tool for designers and engineers that uses 3D search capabilities to access original database content, supporting natural human-computer interaction
ISSN:1070-986X
1941-0166
DOI:10.1109/MMUL.2006.65