GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-96-22
Title:
The Virtual Venue: User-Computer Interaction in Information-Rich Virtual
Environments
Authors:
Doug A. Bowman
Larry F. Hodges
Jay Bolter
Abstract:
We present a virtual reality application that allows users to access
embedded information within an immersive virtual environment. Due to the
richness and complexity of this environment, interaction between the user
and the system requires efficient and easy-to-use techniques. We present
tools for user control of the system, travel through the environment, and
information retrieval. A usability study and its results are also
presented and discussed. The study indicates that the use of symbolic
information which is tightly coupled to the virtual environment can be quite
successful in enhancing the relevance of both the environment and
the information. Results also indicate that the set of well-constrained
interaction techniques presented here are usable and efficient for
information retrieval.
Keywords:
Virtual reality, human-computer interaction, information visualization,
animation
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