Virtual Reality Application User Interface - Design and Implementation of controls for navigation in a Virtual Reality application

Abstract

As the graphics processing power of home computers increase Virtual Reality applications become more and more viable for a number of uses. User interfaces in many such applications today require the user to have a fairly high degree of skill. This report describes a project creating navigation controls and a graphical user interface for a Virtual Reality application aimed at users at the beginner level. The report details the design of a number of tools available in the application as well as results from user testing with prototype versions. The result of the report is a combination of the prototypes tested to form a fully functioning user interface.