@phdthesis{Moehring,
  author    = {Moehring, Mathias},
  title     = {Realistic Interaction with Virtual Objects within Arm's Reach},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1859},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20130301-18592},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {124},
  abstract  = {The automotive industry requires realistic virtual reality applications more than other domains to increase the efficiency of product development. Currently, the visual quality of virtual invironments resembles reality, but interaction within these environments is usually far from what is known in everyday life. Several realistic research approaches exist, however they are still not all-encompassing enough to be usable in industrial processes. This thesis realizes lifelike direct multi-hand and multi-finger interaction with arbitrary objects, and proposes algorithmic and technical improvements that also approach lifelike usability. In addition, the thesis proposes methods to measure the effectiveness and usability of such interaction techniques as well as discusses different types of grasping feedback that support the user during interaction. Realistic and reliable interaction is reached through the combination of robust grasping heuristics and plausible pseudophysical object reactions. The easy-to-compute grasping rules use the objects' surface normals, and mimic human grasping behavior. The novel concept of Normal Proxies increases grasping stability and diminishes challenges induced by adverse normals. The intricate act of picking-up thin and tiny objects remains challenging for some users. These cases are further supported by the consideration of finger pinches, which are measured with a specialized finger tracking device. With regard to typical object constraints, realistic object motion is geometrically calculated as a plausible reaction on user input. The resulting direct finger-based interaction technique enables realistic and intuitive manipulation of arbitrary objects. The thesis proposes two methods that prove and compare effectiveness and usability. An expert review indicates that experienced users quickly familiarize themselves with the technique. A quantitative and qualitative user study shows that direct finger-based interaction is preferred over indirect interaction in the context of functional car assessments. While controller-based interaction is more robust, the direct finger-based interaction provides greater realism, and becomes nearly as reliable when the pinch-sensitive mechanism is used. At present, the haptic channel is not used in industrial virtual reality applications. That is why it can be used for grasping feedback which improves the users' understanding of the grasping situation. This thesis realizes a novel pressure-based tactile feedback at the fingertips. As an alternative, vibro-tactile feedback at the same location is realized as well as visual feedback by the coloring of grasp-involved finger segments. The feedback approaches are also compared within the user study, which reveals that grasping feedback is a requirement to judge grasp status and that tactile feedback improves interaction independent of the used display system. The considerably stronger vibrational tactile feedback can quickly become annoying during interaction. The interaction improvements and hardware enhancements make it possible to interact with virtual objects in a realistic and reliable manner. By addressing realism and reliability, this thesis paves the way for the virtual evaluation of human-object interaction, which is necessary for a broader application of virtual environments in the automotive industry and other domains.},
  subject      = {Virtuelle Realit{\"a}t},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KoenigSchneider,
  author    = {K{\"o}nig, Reinhard and Schneider, Sven},
  title     = {Nutzerinteraktion bei der computergest{\"u}tzten Generierung von Layouts},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1652},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20120509-16524},
  abstract  = {Das vorliegende Arbeitspapier besch{\"a}ftigt sich mit der Thematik der Nutzerinteraktion bei computerbasierten generativen Systemen. Zun{\"a}chst wird erl{\"a}utert, warum es notwendig ist, den Nutzer eines solchen Systems in den Generierungsprozess zu involvieren. Darauf aufbauend werden Anforderungen an ein interaktives generatives System formuliert. Anhand eines Systems zur Generierung von Layouts werden Methoden diskutiert, um diesen Anforderungen gerecht zu werden. Es wird gezeigt, dass sich insbesondere evolution{\"a}re Algorithmen f{\"u}r ein interaktives entwurfsunterst{\"u}tzendes System eignen. Es wird kurz beschrieben, wie sich Layoutprobleme durch eine evolution{\"a}re Strategie l{\"o}sen lassen. Abschließend werden Fragen bez{\"u}glich der grafischen Darstellung von Layoutl{\"o}sungen und der Interaktion mit dem Dargestellten diskutiert.},
  subject      = {Interaktion},
  language  = {de}
}
@techreport{KurzHaentschGrosseetal.2007,
  author    = {Kurz, Daniel and H{\"a}ntsch, Ferry and Grosse, Max and Schiewe, Alexander and Bimber, Oliver},
  title     = {Laser Pointer Tracking in Projector-Augmented Architectural Environments},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.818},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-8183},
  year      = {2007},
  abstract  = {We present a system that applies a custom-built pan-tilt-zoom camera for laser-pointer tracking in arbitrary real environments. Once placed in a building environment, it carries out a fully automatic self-registration, registrations of projectors, and sampling of surface parameters, such as geometry and reflectivity. After these steps, it can be used for tracking a laser spot on the surface as well as an LED marker in 3D space, using inter-playing fisheye context and controllable detail cameras. The captured surface information can be used for masking out areas that are critical to laser-pointer tracking, and for guiding geometric and radiometric image correction techniques that enable a projector-based augmentation on arbitrary surfaces. We describe a distributed software framework that couples laser-pointer tracking for interaction, projector-based AR as well as video see-through AR for visualizations with the domain specific functionality of existing desktop tools for architectural planning, simulation and building surveying.},
  subject      = {Association for Computing Machinery / Special Interest Group on Graphics},
  language  = {en}
}