Spatial Interfaces

This article presents a taxonomy of spatial interaction patterns and techniques and discusses specific examples.

In practice, real-world physical workspaces and technological limitations restrict the free and unlimited exploration of an arbitrary…

Three-dimensional 3D spatial user interface technologies have the potential to make games more immersive and engaging and…

Virtual reality is an immersive experience based on computer-generated stimulations perceived with multiple sensory channels.

The power of interactive 3D graphics, immersive displays, and spatial interfaces is still under-explored in domains where…

Just as notebook computers once freed us to take our computers with us, smartphones freed us to walk around with computers in our pockets, and wearables…

Optical see-through head-mounted displays enable augmented reality AR applications that display virtual objects overlaid on the real world.

Telecommunication and remote-controlled operations are becoming increasingly common in our daily lives.

Shape displays are an emerging class of devices that emphasize actuation to enable rich physical interaction, complementing…

Spatial augmented reality applies the concepts of spatial user interfaces to large-scale,…

Over 10 years' experience with VR displays, visualization applications, and informal feedback from scientists using these applications has convinced…

Researchers have created mixed-reality humans MRHs and applied them to critical team training.

Researchers at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand HIT Lab NZ are investigating free-hand gestures for natural interaction…

The AlloSphere provides multiuser spatial interaction through a curved surround screen and surround sound.

The next generation of VR simulators could take into account a novel input: the user's mental state, as measured with electrodes and a…

Using widely accessible VR technologies, researchers have implemented a series of multimodal spatial interfaces and virtual…

A museum exhibition on the Lascaux caves provides the opportunity to experiment with touch-based interfaces manipulating 3D…

Redirected walking RDW gives users the ability to explore a virtual world by walking in a confined physical space.

The Beaming project recreates, virtually, a real environment; using immersive VR, remote participants can visit the virtual model and interact with the…

Light fields are the multiview extension of stereo image pairs: a collection of images showing a 3D scene from slightly different…