Usability evaluation of virtual reality interaction techniques for positioning and manoeuvring in reduced, manipulation-oriented environments

Visual Computer

Volumn 26, Issue 6-8, 2010, Pages 619-628

  Martinez, Diego ^a   Kieffer, Suzanne ^b   Martinez, Jonatan ^a   Molina, Jose P ^a   Macq, Benoit ^b   Gonzalez, Pascual ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Interaction techniques; Usability evaluation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

INTERACTION TECHNIQUES; NOVEL INTERACTION TECHNIQUES; USABILITY EVALUATION; USER-CENTRED; VIRTUAL REALITY INTERACTIONS;

INTERFACES (COMPUTER); SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84891661300     PISSN: 01782789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00371-010-0499-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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