Modern hardware and software development has led to an evolution of user interfaces from
command-line to natural user interfaces for virtual immersive environments. Gestures …

Natural user interface (NUI) is considered a recent topic in human–computer interaction
(HCI) and provides innovative forms of interaction, which are performed through natural …

Bare hand interaction (BHI) allows users to use their hands and fingers to interact with digital
content without any attached devices or accessories. For BHI to realize widespread …

Kinesthetic interactions allow users to interact with 3D applications through their body
movements and hand gestures. When kinesthetic applications are introduced in museums …

Museums are increasingly embracing new methods and technologies to enhance the visitor
experience. Virtual Reality (VR) provides the opportunity to experience objects and …

This article reports the results of a research aimed to evaluate the ability of a haptic interface
to improve the user experience (UX) with virtual museum systems. In particular, two user …

This paper is situated at the intersection of using Virtual Reality as a tool for cultural heritage
preservation and using gesture interaction-based technology in order to achieve touchless …

In this study, the aim is to design and develop a 3D acquisition, visualization, and interaction
framework to preserve cultural heritage and provide new ways to enable museum visitors …

This study investigated whether the audio-visual spatial design could improve and how it
improved the user experience of bare-hand interaction (BHI) in virtual reality (VR), by …

Featured Application The results of this work can be applied to the design, implementation,
and evaluation of immersive virtual reality experiences that utilize gesture-based user …