Of mice and monkeys: a specialized input device for virtual body animation

Authors:
Chris Esposito;W. Bradford Paley;JueyChong Ong
Affiliations:
Virtual Systems Group, Boeing Computer Services, PO Box 24346, MS 7L-48, Seattle, WA;Digital Image Design, Inc., 170 Claremont Ave., Suite 6, New York, NY;Digital Image Design, Inc., 170 Claremont Ave., Suite 6, New York, NY
Venue:
I3D '95 Proceedings of the 1995 symposium on Interactive 3D graphics
Year:
1995

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Abstract

This paper discusses the motivation, design, implementation, and some sample applications of a new input device, called the Monkey, that can be used for real-time control of digital human models.