From t-jeffp@microsoft.com Mon Jul 13 20:05:57 1998 Received: from burdell.cc.gatech.edu (root@burdell.cc.gatech.edu [130.207.3.207]) by lennon.cc.gatech.edu (8.8.4/8.6.9) with ESMTP id UAA09765 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:05:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wheaten.hitl.washington.edu (kvO9UqjcZHOUwcSkzWHqNXVr+ZEJcMKO@[128.95.73.60]) by burdell.cc.gatech.edu (8.8.4/8.6.9) with ESMTP id UAA24224 for ; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 20:05:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail3.microsoft.com (mail3.microsoft.com [131.107.3.123]) by wheaten.hitl.washington.edu (8.8.8/8.6.12) with ESMTP id RAA30118 for <3d-ui@hitl.washington.edu>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:05:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail3.microsoft.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2328.0) id <3RA91PF7>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:05:01 -0700 Message-ID: <61AC5C9A4B9CD11181A200805F57CD5404326C6A@red-msg-44.dns.microsoft.com> From: Jeff Pierce To: "'bowman@cc.gatech.edu'" , 3d-ui@hitl.washington.edu Subject: RE: comparing travel techniques for spatial orientation Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:04:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2328.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: RO > -----Original Message----- > From: bowman@cc.gatech.edu [mailto:bowman@cc.gatech.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 12:13 PM > To: 3d-ui@hitl.washington.edu > Subject: Re: comparing travel techniques for spatial orientation > [...] > As Jeff said, the main component of such a technique that will > help is that rotation is still done physically. But, in order > to judge directions accurately, the user must also have a sense > of the distance translated. Which virtual techniques do this the > best? If you're trying to communicate distance traveled there might be perceptual clues you can provide (such as optical flow) that might be more effective than any particular technique. Of course, that's just an idea I'm tossing out without much evidence. =) > OK, I'm off my soapbox. What do people think of the notion that > travel interaction technique might affect spatial orientation? > What characteristics of the technique do you think are most likely > to have a large effect? If travel technique is not that important, > what other factors might be (e.g. maps, path complexity, etc.)? Have you talked to Rudy Darken about this (and isn't he on this mailing list?)? Rudy has done and is doing work and wayfinding and orientation in virtual worlds, so it seems like he could chime in here with some ideas/advice. His previous work that I've read has focused more on navigational aids, but he might have some ideas from talking with professional orienteers that might help. Jeff