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Smart Surrogate Widgets for Direct Volume Manipulation

S. Stoppel and S. Bruckner

Abstract

Interaction is an essential aspect in volume visualization, yet commonmanipulation tools such as bounding boxes or clipping planewidgets provide rather crude tools as they neglect the complex structureof the underlying data. In this paper, we introduce a novelvolume interaction approach based on smart widgets that are automaticallyplaced directly into the data in a visibility-driven manner.By adapting to what the user actually sees, they act as proxies thatallow for goal-oriented modifications while still providing an intuitiveset of simple operations that is easy to control. In particular, ourmethod is well-suited for direct manipulation scenarios such as touchscreens, where traditional user interface elements commonly exhibitlimited utility. To evaluate out approach we conducted a qualitativeuser study with nine participants with various backgrounds.

S. Stoppel and S. Bruckner, "Smart Surrogate Widgets for Direct Volume Manipulation," in Proceedings of IEEE PacificVis 2018, 2018, p. 36–45. doi:10.1109/PacificVis.2018.00014
[BibTeX]

Interaction is an essential aspect in volume visualization, yet commonmanipulation tools such as bounding boxes or clipping planewidgets provide rather crude tools as they neglect the complex structureof the underlying data. In this paper, we introduce a novelvolume interaction approach based on smart widgets that are automaticallyplaced directly into the data in a visibility-driven manner.By adapting to what the user actually sees, they act as proxies thatallow for goal-oriented modifications while still providing an intuitiveset of simple operations that is easy to control. In particular, ourmethod is well-suited for direct manipulation scenarios such as touchscreens, where traditional user interface elements commonly exhibitlimited utility. To evaluate out approach we conducted a qualitativeuser study with nine participants with various backgrounds.
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