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Anyorbit: orbital navigation in virtual environments with eye-tracking

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Benjamin I. Outram,

Kouta Minamizawa,

Kai KunzeAuthors Info & Claims

ETRA '18: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications

Article No.: 99, Pages 1 - 5

https://doi.org/10.1145/3204493.3209579

Published: 14 June 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Gaze-based interactions promise to be fast, intuitive and effective in controlling virtual and augmented environments. Yet, there is still a lack of usable 3D navigation and observation techniques. In this work: 1) We introduce a highly advantageous orbital navigation technique, AnyOrbit, providing an intuitive and hands-free method of observation in virtual environments that uses eye-tracking to control the orbital center of movement; 2) The versatility of the technique is demonstrated with several control schemes and use-cases in virtual/augmented reality head-mounted-display and desktop setups, including observation of 3D astronomical data and spectator sports.

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Anyorbit: orbital navigation in virtual environments with eye-tracking
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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ETRA '18: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications

June 2018

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DOI:10.1145/3204493

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