Preference Between Allocentric and Egocentric 3D Manipulation in a Locally Coupled Configuration
This research addresses interface design challenges for 3D manipulation on mobile devices, offering incremental insights for human-computer interaction practitioners.
The study investigated user preferences between allocentric and egocentric 3D manipulation on mobile devices in a locally coupled configuration, finding that preferences varied by manipulation type and context, providing practical guidelines for interface designers.
We study user preference between allocentric and egocentric 3D manipulation on mobile devices, in a configuration where the motion of the device is applied to an object displayed on the device itself. We first evaluate this preference for translations and for rotations alone, then for full 6-DOF manipulation. We also investigate the role of contextual cues by performing this experiment in different 3D scenes. Finally, we look at the specific influence of each manipulation axis. Our results provide guidelines to help interface designers select an appropriate default mapping in this locally coupled configuration.