Navigation interface for virtual environments constructed with spherical images
Ryohei Tanaka, Takuji Narumi, Tomohiro Tanikawa, Michitaka Hirose · 2016
We propose a navigation interface, which enables users to control locomotion and the speed intuitively in virtual environments constructed with spherical images. In these virtual environments, users can only pass through lines where the camera has passed through during recording. Therefore, it is necessary to inform users of the accessible directions. Furthermore, velocity control is needed for close exploration in virtual environments. Therefore, we propose the Motive Compass input interface, which intuitively shows users the accessible directions and enables them to control the velocity of locomotion. We conducted a large-scale demonstration experiment in a real exhibition and showed that our interface more effectively presents accessible directions and enables users to control their velocities.