Usability of multiple degree-of-freedom input devices and virtual reality displays for interactive visual data analysis
Elke Moritz, Hans Hagen, Thomas Wischgoll, Joerg Meyer · 2007
Interactive virtual reality applications commonly require two key technologies: multiple degree-of-freedom input devices, and 2D or 3D displays. The industry has developed a vast variety of devices for a growing consumer market. Consumer magazines regularly publish test reports for new devices. These reports are often focused on the gaming community, which is typically the driving force behind new product development. Although many lessons can be learned from the gaming industry, the scientific community is generally focused on other criteria, such as precision, degrees of freedom, and user tracking. It is expected that some of these criteria, which are currently in the state of research, will eventually be incorporated into products for a mass market, just like consumer graphics cards and certain input devices did in the past.