The "Bubble" Technique: Interacting with Large Virtual Environments Using Haptic Devices with Limited Workspace

Dominjon, Lionel; Lécuyer, Anatole; Burkhardt, Jean‐Marie; Andrade-Barroso, G.; Richir, Simon

doi:10.1109/whc.2005.126

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“…In the present paper, we compare the uses of three of these interaction techniques: the Clutching technique [4], the Scaling technique [5], and the Bubble technique [6]. The proposed experiment is based on a task of 3D painting in which participants were asked to paint a virtual model in a large VE as fast and as precisely as possible, using a desktop haptic device.…”

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A Comparison of Three Techniques to Interact in Large Virtual Environments Using Haptic Devices with Limited Workspace

Dominjon

Lécuyer

Burkhardt

et al. 2006

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. This paper describes an experiment that was conducted to evaluate three interaction techniques aiming at interacting with large virtual environments using haptic devices with limited workspace: the Scaling technique, the Clutching technique, and the Bubble technique. Participants were asked to paint a virtual model as fast and as precisely as possible inside a CAVE, using a desktop haptic device. The results showed that the Bubble technique enabled both the quickest and the most precise paintings. It was also the most appreciated technique.

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A Comparison of Three Techniques to Interact in Large Virtual Environments Using Haptic Devices with Limited Workspace

Dominjon

Lécuyer

Burkhardt

et al. 2006

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…It is proved that haptic FF strongly improves task performance due to a higher maneuverability and enhances interaction making it more pleasurable [9] and environmentally more immersive [1].…”

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“…Even though many works have successfully implemented the haptic modality in tri-dimensional interaction within VEs [9] [10] [11], managing with haptics interfaces keeps being a delicate labor that requires advanced programming knowledge.…”

Section: Haptics and Implementation On Virtual Environment Developmenmentioning

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A High-Level Haptic Interface for Enhanced Interaction within VirtoolsTM

Poyade

Reyes‐Lecuona

Leino

et al. 2009

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract.Haptics is the outstanding technology to provide tri-dimensional interaction within Virtual Environments (VE). Nevertheless, many software solutions are not fully prepared to support Haptics. This paper presents a user-friendly implementation of Sensable Phantom haptic interfaces onto the interactive VE authoring platform, Virtools 4.0. Haptics implementation was realized using the Haptic Library (HLAPI) from OpenHaptics toolkit 2.0 which provides highly satisfactory custom forces effects. The integration of Phantom interaction at end-user development fulfils logical VE interactive authoring under Virtools. Haptics implementation was qualitatively assessed in a manual maintenance case, a welding task, as a part of the national Finnish project, VIRVO. Manipulation enhancements provided by the integration of Phantom interaction in Virtools suggest many further improvements for more complicated industrial pilot experiments as a part of the European Commission funded project ManuVAR.

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“…Talvas et al (2013) point out that this limitation can be addressed by developing unique software algorithms or by using unique hardware configurations. One software algorithm that expands the usable haptic workspace is the Bubble Technique proposed by Dominjon et al (2005) and modified to accommodate bimanual interaction by Talvas et al (2013). This technique provides the user with an intuitive means of essentially moving the haptic device within the entire virtual environment, allowing for haptic interaction at any place within the environment without the need for haptic clutching.…”

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An evaluation of asymmetric interfaces for bimanual virtual assembly with haptics

2016

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Immersive computing technology provides a human-computer interface to support natural human interaction with digital data and models. One application for this technology is product assembly methods planning and validation. This paper presents the results of a user study which explores the effectiveness of various bimanual interaction device configurations for virtual assembly tasks. Participants completed two assembly tasks with two device configurations in five randomized bimanual treatment conditions (within-subjects). A Phantom Omni R with and without haptics enabled and a 5DT Data Glove were used. Participant performance, as measured by time to assemble, was the evaluation metric. The results revealed that there was no significant difference in performance between the five treatment conditions. However, half of the participants chose the 5DT Data Glove and the haptic-enabled Phantom Omni R as their preferred device configuration. In addition, qualitative comments support both the preference of haptics during the assembly process as well as comments confirming Guiard's kinematic chain model.

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The "Bubble" Technique: Interacting with Large Virtual Environments Using Haptic Devices with Limited Workspace

Cited by 83 publications

References 3 publications

A Comparison of Three Techniques to Interact in Large Virtual Environments Using Haptic Devices with Limited Workspace

A Comparison of Three Techniques to Interact in Large Virtual Environments Using Haptic Devices with Limited Workspace

A High-Level Haptic Interface for Enhanced Interaction within VirtoolsTM

An evaluation of asymmetric interfaces for bimanual virtual assembly with haptics

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