Towards an Immersive Interface for 3D Object Retrieval

Abstract

In this paper we propose the use of immersive virtual reality to visualize and explore query results in 3D object retrieval. These results are shown in a three-dimensional virtual space as 3D objects, organized according to their similarity to the query. Therefore, instead of browsing through a list of thumbnails, the user can explore the query results by navigating among 3D objects in a virtual space and even manipulate these objects for closer a inspection. We performed a preliminary user study and concluded that the proposed solution provides better performance than traditional approaches.