The challenges of 3D interaction

1 October 1994

journal article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM SIGCHI Bulletin

Vol. 26 (4) , 36-43
https://doi.org/10.1145/191642.191652

Abstract

3D computer graphics is becoming more and more popular due to the increased availability of 3D hardware and software on all classes of computers. However, despite this growing popularity and the existence of a number of successful 3D graphics applications, particularly in CAD, CAE, and medical and scientific visualization, the field is still very immature, There are no widely accepted standards for hardware or software platforms; learning to implement or use 3D graphics software is still extremely laborious; and the most effective ways for humans to interact with synthetic 3D environments are still not clear.

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