Sorcerer's Apprentics: Head-Mounted Display and Wand.

Abstract

Sorcerer's Apprentice is an interactive computer graphics system using a head-mounted display and a three-dimensional wand. The system allows three-dimensional interaction with line drawings which are displayed in real time, that is about 20 frames per second. The display, worn like a pair of eyeglasses, gives an illusion to the observer that he is surrounded by three-dimensional, computer-generated objects. The observer's view is continuously modified to compensate for his motion, allowing the objects to appear stationary as he walks among them. A hand-held wand lets the observer interact with the objects by 'touching' them, moving them, changing their shapes, or joining them together. With the wand the observer can also create new objects and add to existing ones. The major activity described here dealt with communication from the observer to the computer.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA008787

Entities

People

  • Donald Lee Vickers

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Eyeglasses
  • Graphics
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Observers
  • Stationary
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).