GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-98-03
Title:
Toolsets for the Development of Highly Interactive and Information-Rich
Virtual Environments
Authors:
Doug Bowman
Larry F. Hodges
Abstract:
This paper describes a unique set of programming toolsets which are designed
specifically to aid in the authoring of immersive virtual environment (VE)
applications. The first toolset provides a wide range of user interface
options through a pen-based metaphor, and benefits applications which
have a high degree of interactive complexity. The second toolset allows
high-level control of audio annotations, and benefits applications which
provide information to the user via the audio modality. The toolsets are
designed to provide abstraction from the basic VE software system, to
allow rapid prototyping and experimentation, and to be reusable across
multiple applications. Two applications which have made extensive use of
both toolsets are also presented.
Keywords:
Virtual environments, three-dimensional user interfaces, user interface
software, pen-based computing, audio
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