Collaborative Interaction Concepts for City Planning Tasks in Projection-Based Virtual Reality Systems

Frank Steinicke

Hamburg University

Timo Ropinski

Ulm University

Klaus Hinrichs

2006

Abstract

In this paper we propose solutions that allow several co-located city planners to perform domain-specific interaction tasks together in one semi-immersive projection-based VR system. After a registration process, e.g., by posing gestures or by using speech commands, this group activity can be performed either in a cooperative mode, i.e., tasks are accomplished consecutively, or in a collaborative interaction mode, i.e., users collaborate simultaneously. Both modes as well as multimodal concepts for the registration process are discussed and evaluated. Further VR-based interaction strategies for the city planning domain are presented, which are adapted to the demands of city planners working together in a shared virtual environment.

Bibtex

@article{steinicke2006collaborative,
	title={Collaborative Interaction Concepts for City Planning Tasks in Projection-Based Virtual Reality Systems},
	author={Steinicke, Frank and Ropinski, Timo and Hinrichs, Klaus},
	year={2006},
	pages={113--122}
}