Manipulating Virtual Objects in Augmented Reality Using a New Ball-Shaped Input Device
Bastian Schmeier, Jan Patrick Kopetz, Börge Kordts, Nicole Jochems · 2021
Today’s Augmented Reality (AR) technology allows users to explore the real world enriched with digital artifacts, learn from it, or shape it (i.e., creating your own virtual objects). To properly use virtual objects in AR space, users must be able to manipulate them (i.e., rotate or move them). The prerequisite for manipulation is an intuitive interaction technique controlled by an input device. To explore novel AR interaction techniques, a new ball-shaped input device called BIRDY is combined with the HoloLens for the first time.