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3D Interaction: Navigation Magic Techniques

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CS-444: Virtual reality

The goal of VR is to embed the users in a potentially complex virtual environment while ensuring that they are able to react as if this environment were real. The course provides a human perception-action background and describes the key programming techni ...

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This lecture covers various magic techniques for 3D interaction navigation, including steering methods inspired by games and driving, such as handheld devices and 'human joystick' mapping. It also explores teleportation techniques like target-based and dash transfer, emphasizing the importance of separating viewing direction from travel direction. Additionally, the lecture delves into the use of yaw, roll, and pitch angles in teleportation, as well as seated steering with the 3D Rudder device. Guidelines for navigation design are discussed, highlighting the need for simplicity and low inertia techniques to enhance user experience and maintain spatial awareness.

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Instructor

Ronan Boulic

I come from Brittany, France, where I have completed my PhD degree in Computer Science in 1986 from the University of Rennes, France, at the INRIA-IRISA research institute. I also received the Habilitation degree from the University of Grenoble, France, in march 1995. I was hired in 1989 as First Assistant in the VRLAB, I became scientific collaborator, and senior researcher. I'm presently Senior Scientist (MER) and leader of the Immersive Interaction research Group (IIG). I'm co-author of around 150 research papers among which 43 appeared in international peer-reviewed journals. I have contributed to multiple SNF projects and EU projects. Please check iig.epfl.ch for more details.

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Euler angles

The Euler angles are three angles introduced by Leonhard Euler to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system. They can also represent the orientation of a mobile frame of reference in physics or the orientation of a general basis in 3-dimensional linear algebra. Classic Euler angles usually take the inclination angle in such a way that zero degrees represent the vertical orientation. Alternative forms were later introduced by Peter Guthrie Tait and George H.

Steering

Steering is the control of the direction of locomotion. A conventional automotive steering arrangement allows a driver to control the direction of the vehicle by turning the direction of the front wheels using a hand–operated steering wheel positioned in front of the driver. The steering wheel is attached to a steering column, which is linked to rods, pivots and gears that allow the driver to change the direction of the front wheels. Other arrangements are sometimes found on different types of vehicles; for example, a tiller or rear-wheel steering.

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Aircraft flight dynamics

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