A guided interaction approach for architectural design in a table-type VR environment

Abstract

In this paper, we present a guided interaction approach for architectural design in a table-type VR environment (virtual table). By making it easier to communicate between two or more people in a virtual space, the virtual table is effectively used in architectural visualization, medical visualization, and scientific visualization. However, most applications provide simple functions with easy handling or focus on visualization because accurate interaction on the virtual table is not easy. We developed a table-type VR tool for architectural design using guided 3-D interaction techniques. It consists of the interactive VR modeler, the architectural interpreter and the hybrid tracker. We also introduce architectural design process from the very initial stage to the final one by using our tool. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002.