Fishtank Fitts: A Desktop VR Testbed for Evaluating 3D Pointing Techniques Misc

Robert J. Teather, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Andriy Pavlovych

Abstract:

We present a desktop or "fish tank" virtual reality system for evaluating 3D selection techniques. Motivated by the successful application of Fitts' law to 2D pointing evaluation, the system provides a testbed for consistent evaluation of 3D point-selection techniques. The primary design consideration of the system was to enable direct and fair comparison between 2D and 3D pointing techniques. To this end, the system presents a 3D version of the ISO 9241-9 pointing task. Targets can be displayed stereoscopically, with head-coupled viewing, and at varying depths. The system also supports various input devices, including the mouse as well as 3D trackers in direct touch and remote pointing modes.

Date of publication: May - 2014
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