Analysis of User Requirements in Interactive 3D Video Systems. (26th September 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yuan, Haiyue; Ćalić, Janko; Kondoz, Ahmet
• Other Names: Kiyokawa Kiyoshi Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in human-computer interaction. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-09-26
• Subjects: Human-computer interaction -- Periodicals; Human-computer interaction; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 004.019
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/343197
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-5893

Abstract

Abstract : The recent development of three dimensional (3D) display technologies has resulted in a proliferation of 3D video production and broadcasting, attracting a lot of research into capture, compression and delivery of stereoscopic content. However, the predominant design practice of interactions with 3D video content has failed to address its differences and possibilities in comparison to the existing 2D video interactions. This paper presents a study of user requirements related to interaction with the stereoscopic 3D video. The study suggests that the change of view, zoom in/out, dynamic video browsing, and textual information are the most relevant interactions with stereoscopic 3D video. In addition, we identified a strong demand for object selection that resulted in a follow-up study of user preferences in 3D selection using virtual-hand and ray-casting metaphors. These results indicate that interaction modality affects users' decision of object selection in terms of chosen location in 3D, while user attitudes do not have significant impact. Furthermore, the ray-casting-based interaction modality using Wiimote can outperform the volume-based interaction modality using mouse and keyboard for object positioning accuracy.