A comparison of different input devices for a 3D environment

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 554-563

  Dang, Nguyen Thong ^a   Tavanti, Monica ^a   Rankin, Ivan ^a   Cooper, Matthew ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D environments; 3D interaction; 6DOF devices; Tablet PC based Interfaces; Usability evaluation; Voice command

Indexed keywords

3D ENVIRONMENTS; 3D INTERACTION; 6DOF DEVICES; TABLET-PC BASED INTERFACES; USABILITY EVALUATION; VOICE COMMAND;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; EXPOSURE CONTROLS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VOICE; WEATHER; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 63649111529     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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