Investigating Natural Interaction in Augmented Reality Environments using Motion Qualities

Manuela Chessa, Nicoletta Noceti

2017

Abstract

The evaluation of the users experience when interacting with virtual environments is a challenging task in Human-Machine Interaction. Its relevance is expected to further grow in the near future, when the availability of low-cost portable virtual reality tools will favour a shift – already started – from conventional interaction controllers to a larger use of Natural User Interfaces, where people are asked to use their own body to interact with the device. In this paper, we propose the use of motion qualities to analyze reaching movements, as indicators of the naturalness of the users’ actions in augmented reality scenarios. By using such an approach, we compare three different interaction modalities with virtual scenarios, with the goal of identifying the solution that mostly resembles the interaction in a real-world environment.

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Chessa M. and Noceti N. (2017). Investigating Natural Interaction in Augmented Reality Environments using Motion Qualities . In Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 6: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2017) ISBN 978-989-758-227-1, pages 110-117. DOI: 10.5220/0006268401100117


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@conference{visapp17,
author={Manuela Chessa and Nicoletta Noceti},
title={Investigating Natural Interaction in Augmented Reality Environments using Motion Qualities},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 6: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2017)},
year={2017},
pages={110-117},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006268401100117},
isbn={978-989-758-227-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 6: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2017)
TI - Investigating Natural Interaction in Augmented Reality Environments using Motion Qualities
SN - 978-989-758-227-1
AU - Chessa M.
AU - Noceti N.
PY - 2017
SP - 110
EP - 117
DO - 10.5220/0006268401100117