New Technique Using Movements of Users' Bodies to Estimate Positions of 3-D Images That They See

- Estimation From Hitting-Movements -

Abstract

This paper examines whether a new technique that we proposed to estimate the impact positions on the basis of human hitting-movements is applicable to a case where observers hit virtual objects presented with 3-D displays. In the proposed technique, which was examined under conditions where observers hit real objects, the impact positions were estimated based on the peak velocity of hitting-movements. In this paper, the velocity of hitting-movements was measured under conditions where observers hit 3-D images, and the proposed technique was examined using the data of this measurement. The results indicated that the proposed technique was able to estimate the peak velocity, and this suggests that the proposed technique is applicable to a case where observers hit 3-D images.