Designing special-purpose input devices
ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics
VRPN: a device-independent, network-transparent VR peripheral system
VRST '01 Proceedings of the ACM symposium on Virtual reality software and technology
Interaction Design
3DUI '08 Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces
Tech-note: Strain-based User Interface Using a Wooden Balance Beam
3DUI '08 Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces
Interactive representation of virtual object in hand-held box by finger-worn haptic display
HAPTICS '08 Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems
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We present a platform that offers designers flexibility on device design, fast prototyping, and integration of new devices to a mixed reality infrastructure. Our solution is based on the integration of a commercial embedded system, the Qwerk, and the Virtual Reality Peripheral Network (VRPN), a network-transparent interface between applications and typical virtual reality (VR) devices. This solution creates a hardware and software layer between new devices and VR applications that facilitate development. We show here three examples. The first application targets a simple device for object movement on an axis. The second one consists on a device that changes the color of a virtual object based on temperature. Finally, we design, build, and test a new wireless navigation device, our "Light Gloves".