Comparison of a vr stylus with a controller, hand tracking, and a mouse for object manipulation and medical marking tasks in virtual reality

HR Rantamaa, J Kangas, SK Kumar, H Mehtonen… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In medical surgery planning, virtual reality (VR) provides a working environment, where 3D
images of the operation area can be utilized. VR allows 3D imaging data to be viewed in a …

SensCon: Embedding Physiological Sensing into Virtual Reality Controllers

F Chiossi, T Kosch, L Menghini, S Villa… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Virtual reality experiences increasingly use physiological data for virtual environment
adaptations to evaluate user experience and immersion. Previous research required …

Towards “avatar-friendly” 3D manipulation techniques: Bridging the gap between sense of embodiment and interaction in virtual reality

D Dewez, L Hoyet, A Lécuyer… - Proceedings of the 2021 …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Avatars, the users' virtual representations, are becoming ubiquitous in virtual reality
applications. In this context, the avatar becomes the medium which enables users to …

BrickStARt: Enabling In-situ Design and Tangible Exploration for Personal Fabrication Using Mixed Reality

E Stemasov, J Hohn, M Cordts, A Schikorr… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
3D-printers enable end-users to design and fabricate unique physical artifacts but maintain
an increased entry barrier and friction. End users must design tangible artifacts through …

Evaluation of text selection techniques in virtual reality head-mounted displays

W Xu, X Meng, K Yu, S Sarcar… - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Text selection is an essential activity in interactive systems, including virtual reality (VR)
head-mounted displays (HMDs). It is useful for: sharing information across apps or platforms …

Trade-off between task accuracy, task completion time and naturalness for direct object manipulation in virtual reality

J Kangas, SK Kumar, H Mehtonen, J Järnstedt… - Multimodal …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtual reality devices are used for several application domains, such as medicine,
entertainment, marketing and training. A handheld controller is the common interaction …

A hybrid 2D–3D tangible interface combining a smartphone and controller for virtual reality

L Zhang, W He, H Bai, Q Zou, S Wang, M Billinghurst - Virtual Reality, 2023 - Springer
Virtual reality (VR) controllers are widely used for 3D virtual object selection and
manipulation in immersive virtual worlds, while touchscreen-based devices like …

Evaluation of virtual handles for dental implant manipulation in virtual reality implant planning procedure

HR Rantamaa, J Kangas, M Jordan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Many surgical complications can be prevented by careful operation planning and
preoperative evaluation of the anatomical features. Virtual dental implant planning in three …

Vision-based hand detection and tracking using fusion of kernelized correlation filter and single-shot detection

MN Haji Mohd, MS Mohd Asaari, O Lay Ping… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hand detection and tracking are key components in many computer vision applications,
including hand pose estimation and gesture recognition for human–computer interaction …

The right tools for the job: towards preference and performance considerations in the design of virtual reality interactions

NO Beese, R Reinhard, T Lachmann - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Virtual reality (VR) users interact with virtual objects using motion tracked controllers. While
many devices utilize abstract button pushes for interactions, some allow for limited finger …