From: Toni Emerson <temerson@hitl.washington.edu>
Subject: ONLINE: Review of Virtual Environments
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:40:33 -0700



Review of Virtual Environment Interface Technology

IDA Paper P-3186

By Christine Youngblut, Rob E. Johnson, Sarah H. Nash, Ruth
A. Wienclaw, and Craig A. Will

Final, March 1996

Available for Download in Adobe Acrobat PDF - 25 files and Adobe
Postscript - 27 files

http://www.hitl.washington.edu/scivw/IDA/

Abstract

This report reviews current interface technology for use in virtual
environments. Visual, tracking, auditory, primary user input
(including, for example, glove, body suit, exoskeleton, track ball,
and 3-D mouse inputs), tactile, kinesthetic, full-body motion, and
olfactory interface technologies are covered. In each case, the
relevant human capabilities are discussed, followed by descriptions of
some available commercial products and ongoing research and
development efforts. This information is used as the basis for
predicting how virtual environment interfaces are likely to change in
the next five years.


Published by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), Sci.virtual-worlds
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Toni Emerson
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