Three-dimensional menus: A survey and taxonomy

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-65

  Dachselt, Raimund ^a   Hübner, Anett ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D user interfaces; 3D widgets; Augmented reality; Desktop VR; Interaction techniques; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SURVEYING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; USER INTERFACES;

3D WIDGETS; INTERACTION TECHNIQUES; MENU SELECTION; TAXONOMIES;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 33846939491     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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