Physical-virtual tools for spatial augmented reality user interfaces

• Published in: 2009 8th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality pp. 205 - 206
• Main Authors: Marner, Michael R., Thomas, Bruce H., Sandor, Christian
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC, USA IEEE Computer Society 19.10.2009; IEEE
• Series: ACM Other Conferences
• Subjects: Augmented reality; Computing methodologies; Computing methodologies > Computer graphics; Computing methodologies > Computer graphics > Graphics systems and interfaces; Computing methodologies > Computer graphics > Graphics systems and interfaces > Virtual reality; Feedback; Graphical user interfaces; Human-centered computing; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI); Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Interaction paradigms; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Interaction paradigms > Mixed > augmented reality; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Interaction paradigms > Virtual reality; Lamps; Large-scale systems; Paints; Shape; Spatial Augmented Reality; Spraying; User interfaces; Visualization
• ISBN: 9781424453900; 1424453909
• DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR.2009.5336458

This paper presents a new user interface methodology for Spatial Augmented Reality systems. The methodology is based on a set of physical tools that are overloaded with logical functions. Visual feedback presents the logical mode of the tool to the user by projecting graphics onto the physical tools. This approach makes the tools malleable in their functionality, with this change conveyed to the user by changing the projected information. Our prototype application implements a two handed technique allowing an industrial designer to digitally airbrush onto an augmented physical model, masking the paint using a virtualized stencil.