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This paper describes the architecture of an interaction toolkit for creating virtual environments. The toolkit contains interaction techniques, interaction objects such as menus, spanner and a runtime manager to interface to virtual reality development tools such as Maverik. The toolkit’s use with a number of real-world applications in science and engineering and with different virtual reality development tools is also described. Future plans to provide an interactive interface are described.
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Sastry, L., Boyd, D.R.S., Wilson, M.D. (2001). Design review and visualization steering using the INQUISITIVE interaction toolkit. In: Fröhlich, B., Deisinger, J., Bullinger, HJ. (eds) Immersive Projection Technology and Virtual Environments 2001. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6221-7_4
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