The Virtual Annotation System

  • Authors:
  • Reid Harmon;Walter Patterson;William Ribarsky;Jay Bolter

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • VRAIS '96 Proceedings of the 1996 Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium (VRAIS 96)
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

Annotation is a key operation for developing understanding of complex data or extended spaces. We have developed a flexible set of annotation tools that can be placed in a variety of applications. These tools offer a full set of capabilities for inserting, iconizing, playing back, and organizing annotations in a virtual space. They also have an intuitive and easy-to-use interface for employing these capabilities while immersed in the virtual environment. We illustrate the annotation system with two diverse examples: a general data visualization/analysis application and an architectural walkthrough.