Virtual Environments: Three-dimensional menus: A survey and taxonomy

  • Authors:
  • Raimund Dachselt;Anett Hübner

  • Affiliations:
  • TU Dresden, Multimedia Technology Group, D-01062 Dresden, Germany;TU Dresden, Multimedia Technology Group, D-01062 Dresden, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Computers and Graphics
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Various interaction techniques have been developed in the field of virtual and augmented reality. Whereas techniques for object selection, manipulation, travel, and wayfinding have already been covered in existing taxonomies in some detail, application control techniques have not yet been sufficiently considered. However, they are needed by almost every mixed reality application, e.g. for choosing from alternative objects or options. For this purpose a great variety of distinct three-dimensional (3D) menu selection techniques is available. This paper surveys existing 3D menus from the corpus of literature and classifies them according to various criteria. The taxonomy introduced here assists developers of interactive 3D applications to better evaluate their options when choosing, optimizing, and implementing a 3D menu technique. Since the taxonomy spans the design space for 3D menu solutions, it also aids researchers in identifying opportunities to improve or create novel virtual menu techniques.