Toward Specification Techniques for Pre-Screen Projection and Other Next-Generation User.

Abstract

We have investigated new languages for describing and implementing next-generation interfaces that might be used in 3-D visualization environments. Working with researchers at NRL Code 5513, we learned about the interfaces they are currently developing and are planning for future work. For current work we examined pre-screen projection and foot control; and we discussed future plans for research in 3-D manipulation, such as 3-D route planning and object-based 3-D visualization. We then studied how new specification languages might capture these types of interfaces and described an approach and conceptual model for doing this. We began with a model and language that combines discrete and continuous interactions, which is described in detail in this report. In collaboration with NRL researchers, we considered its applicability to NRL's 3-D user interface designs. We also began exploring the issue of how to connect the user interface component to a simulation component of a 3-D visualization system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1995
Accession Number
ADA311007

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Jacob

Organizations

  • Tufts University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Environment
  • Language
  • Simulations
  • Specifications
  • Teamwork
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Visualizations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Geodesy