Tutorial #7

User Interfaces for Virtual Reality Systems

Chris Esposito, Boeing Information Systems

Sunday, April 14, full-day

Benefits

You will learn the user interface challenges faced by designers of virtual reality systems, and will see examples of how these challenges are being addressed.

Origins

Chris has given tutorials at virtual reality conferences to educate the VR community about the intersection between VR and human-computer interaction. His CHI 96 tutorial also addresses that intersection, but is tailored for the CHI audience.

Features

overview of Virtual Reality (VR) systems
common ground between conventional UI work and VR
unique user interface challenges of VR
interaction techniques for VR
definition and control of virtual bodies
task-based design of VR
real-time issues in creating and maintaining a sense of presence
evaluation of VR systems
development tools and environments for VR

Audience

Anyone with background in user interface design or implementation who would like to know about the special UI design issues raised by virtual reality systems. No experience with VR is required.

Presentation

Lecture.

Instructors

Chris Esposito (Boeing Information Systems, Research & Technology) is the co-developer of Boeing's first three generations of virtual reality systems. His research areas include multisensory interfaces, VR development environments, and controlling or inhabiting anthropometrically accurate human models in conventional and immersive 3D environments.

chi96-webmaster@acm.org / 96-01-02