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3D User Interface Technologies and Games

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Designing Immersive Video Games Using 3DUI Technologies

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This chapter introduces several 3D user interface technologies available for games and explains why it is important to study the affects of these technologies on the gaming experience of a user. Specifically, we have focussed on three technologies: (1) stereoscopic 3D, (2) head tracking, and (3) hand gesture based menu systems. Each of these technologies are explained along with how they can potentially improve games.

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  1. School of Computing and Informatics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, USA

    Arun K. Kulshreshth

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Joseph J. LaViola Jr.

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Kulshreshth, A.K., LaViola, J.J. (2018). 3D User Interface Technologies and Games. In: Designing Immersive Video Games Using 3DUI Technologies. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77953-9_1

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