Beyond perspective - A model-based approach for camera-based 3d-interface design

Abstract

During the design process of 3D interfaces, designer and software developer make a multitude of design decisions. The construction of a virtual scene, the texturing, and the lighting are applied methods to create effective and efficient user interfaces. In contrast, the camera model of computer graphics or rather the projection of the three-dimensional scene onto a two-dimensional image plane is often of little practical use as a tool for designing 3D interfaces. To improve the camera as an instrument in 3D interface design, the MosaIC approach (Model-Based 3D Interface Composition) is presented. The top-down approach allows designers and developers to specify 3D interfaces at multiple levels of abstraction by means of model-based interface development. © 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland.