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An Intuitive Interface for Visualizing Numerical Data in a Head-Mounted Display with Gesture Control

Yuichi TAMURA, Hiroaki NAKAMURA¹⁾ and Susumu FUJIWARA²⁾

Konan University, Kobe 658-8501, Japan

1)

National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki 509-5292, Japan

2)

Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan

(Received 30 November 2015 / Accepted 22 February 2016 / Published 17 May 2016)

Abstract

This study aims to create an interface for visualizing numerical data on a head-mounted display (HMD) and introduce functions to allow control of this visualization via hand gestures. HMDs have the advantage of providing a user with a 360-degree field of view without taking up a lot of space. However, it is difficult to control visualized numerical data intuitively with this type of display because the user cannot see his/her own hand. We therefore introduced functions allowing the user to control the virtual scene with visualized virtual hands. We developed a system in which a virtual menu is presented to the users and they can change the visualization method by pushing virtual panels. The user can move freely in the visualized virtual scene. Moreover, to help users share their thoughts, we have introduced a drawing function that enables users to indicate points and areas of interest in the visualized scene.

Copyright (c) 2016 The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research

Keywords

visualization, numerical simulation, virtual reality, head-mounted display, gesture recognition, virtual menu

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.11.2406060

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