On 3D input devices
Bernd Fröhlich, Jan Hochstrate, Alexander V. Kulik, Anke Huckauf · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications · 2006
We provide an overview of some of our input device developments, which we designed in response to the need for more advanced 3D interfaces. Some of our devices are more task-specific and others are more general, but all of them support six or more degrees of freedom (DOF) and work in three dimensions. In our work, we try to understand the essential requirements of individual tasks and task combinations to develop corresponding devices and interaction techniques. This is our way of developing input devices for the 3D domain that work better for certain application areas than 2D mouses, gloves, and wands.