Interactive visualisation for surface proximity monitoring

David F. Marshall, Henry J. Gardner, Bruce H. Thomas

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    Abstract

    We consider tasks that require users to be aware of the proximity of two 3D surfaces and where one or both of these surfaces is changing over time. We consider situations where users need to quickly and accurately assess when and where the two surfaces approach each other and eventually intersect. Because occlusion in 3D visualisations remains an issue in the perception of such data, a complete, simultaneous perception of the proximity of two such surfaces could be helpful. We propose and implement a new, interactive, visualisation technique, "Proximity Map Projection" (PMP), to provide this assistance to users and describe a user study to investigate the effectiveness of PMP in a static scenario. This study found that PMP enabled faster and more accurate identification of regions of nearest proximity and greatest protrusion. As well as affirming the potential benefits of PMP, this study motivates several areas of further investigation of the technique.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th Australasian User Interface Conference, AUIC 2015
    EditorsRachel Blagojevic, Stefan Marks
    PublisherAustralian Computer Society
    Pages41-50
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Print)9781921770449
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    EventProceedings of the 16th Australasian User Interface Conference, AUIC 2015 - Parramatta, Sydney, Australia
    Duration: 27 Jan 201530 Jan 2015

    Publication series

    NameConferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series
    Volume162
    ISSN (Print)1445-1336

    Conference

    ConferenceProceedings of the 16th Australasian User Interface Conference, AUIC 2015
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityParramatta, Sydney
    Period27/01/1530/01/15

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