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This paper presents the integration of human-machine interaction technologies within a virtual reality environment to allow for real-time manipulation of 3D objects using different gestures. We demonstrate our approach by developing a fully operational, natural user interface (NUI) system, which provides a front-end framework for back-end applications that use more traditional forms of input, such as wear cable sensors attached to the users. The implementation is a user-friendly system that has immense potential in a number of fields, especially in the medical sciences where it would be possible to increase the productivity of surgeons by providing them with easy access to relevant MRI scans.
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Angelopoulou, A. et al. (2013). Natural User Interfaces in Volume Visualisation Using Microsoft Kinect. In: Petrosino, A., Maddalena, L., Pala, P. (eds) New Trends in Image Analysis and Processing – ICIAP 2013. ICIAP 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8158. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41190-8_2
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