Worlds-in-Wedges: Combining Worlds-in-Miniature and Portals to Support Comparative Immersive Visualization of Forestry Data

Nam, Jung Who; McCullough, Krista; Tveite, Joshua; Espinosa, Maria Molina; Perry, Charles H.; Wilson, Barry T.; Keefe, Daniel F.

doi:10.1109/vr.2019.8797871

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“…Bento Box [JOR*19] accomplishes this via a bimanual interface for quickly selecting and arranging sub‐volumes of interest in a grid. Another approach, Worlds‐in‐Wedges [NMT*19], accomplishes a similar task by combining a custom world‐in‐miniature interface with a pie‐slice view of several worlds at once. In both cases, generic VR controllers provide 6 DOF pointing and grabbing inputs that are interpreted relative to the data.…”

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The State of the Art of Spatial Interfaces for 3D Visualization

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Ynnerman²,

Keefe

et al. 2021

Computer Graphics Forum

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We survey the state of the art of spatial interfaces for 3D visualization. Interaction techniques are crucial to data visualization processes and the visualization research community has been calling for more research on interaction for years. Yet, research papers focusing on interaction techniques, in particular for 3D visualization purposes, are not always published in visualization venues, sometimes making it challenging to synthesize the latest interaction and visualization results. We therefore introduce a taxonomy of interaction technique for 3D visualization. The taxonomy is organized along two axes: the primary source of input on the one hand and the visualization task they support on the other hand. Surveying the state of the art allows us to highlight specific challenges and missed opportunities for research in 3D visualization. In particular, we call for additional research in: (1) controlling 3D visualization widgets to help scientists better understand their data, (2) 3D interaction techniques for dissemination, which are under‐explored yet show great promise for helping museum and science centers in their mission to share recent knowledge, and (3) developing new measures that move beyond traditional time and errors metrics for evaluating visualizations that include spatial interaction.

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The State of the Art of Spatial Interfaces for 3D Visualization

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Ynnerman²,

Keefe

et al. 2021

Computer Graphics Forum

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“…Very Small <10 cm Small 10-30 cm WiM that shows an entire building [21], (e) a WiM that shows a city block [49], (f) a WiM that shows a city-sized natural park [18], (g) a WiM that shows a country [30], (h) a WiM showing a star system [26]. Images reused with permission.…”

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“…Most commonly this involves simplifying elements of the replica into points, lines, and areas and adjusting their relative visual prominence [27]. Some systems, like Nam et al 's World-in-Wedges [30] (Figure 5e) only lightly abstract the WiM. .…”

Section: Design Dimensionsmentioning

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“…. WiMs with increasing Abstraction: (a) a perfect recreation of the virtual room [34], (b) a digital recreation of a real building [45], (c) a physical copy of a real space [40], (d) geometric simplification of a room, objects are reduced to just cubes [4], (e) a satellite image that has undergone cartographic generalisation to look like a map [30], (f) a building that has been reduced to just areas [9], (g) a building that has been reduced to just lines in a wireframe [21]. Images reused with permission.…”

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“…6. WiMs with various Geometries: (a) a WiM clipped to the object of interest [30], (b) a WiM clipped to a cylinder [46], (c) a WiM clipped to a work table [7], (d) a WiM with disjoint geometry, the roof of the building is separated to reduce occlusion [9], (e) a WiM that extends infinitely [26], (f) a 3D map that is deformable [32]. Images reused with permission.…”

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A Design Space Exploration of Worlds in Miniature

Danyluk

Ens

Jenny

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Fig. 1. The seven design dimensions we explore for Worlds-in-Miniature (WiMs) alongside sketches of two potential future WiMs. The left sketch shows a WiM that spans the viewer's body, while the right shows a WiM-based overview+detail navigation tool.Worlds-in-Miniature (WiMs) are interactive worlds within a world and combine the advantages of an input space, a cartographic map, and an overview+detail interface. They have been used across the extended virtuality spectrum for a variety of applications.Building on an analysis of examples of WiMs from the research literature we contribute a design space for WiMs based on seven design dimensions. Further, we expand upon existing definitions of WiMs to provide a definition that applies across the extended reality spectrum. We identify the design dimensions of size-scope-scale, abstraction, geometry, reference frame, links, multiples, and virtuality. Using our framework we describe existing Worlds-in-Miniature from the research literature and reveal unexplored research areas. Finally, we generate new examples of WiMs using our framework to fill some of these gaps. With our findings, we identify opportunities that can guide future research into WiMs. CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Visualization theory, concepts and paradigms; Visualization techniques.

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