ID-Studiolab: Maarten Gribnau: Thesis

maarten gribnau

thesis

introduction

On this page you can find my Ph.D. thesis entitled "Two-handed interaction in computer supported 3D conceptual modeling". The thesis was successfully defended October 4, 1999.

The committee consisted of:

Rector Magnificus	voorzitter
Prof. J.M. Hennessey BSc. MFA	Technische Universiteit Delft, promotor
Prof. W.A.S. Buxton Ph.D	University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Y. Guiard Ph.D	l’Université de la Méditerranée, France
Prof.dr. I. Horváth Ph.D	Technische Universiteit Delft
Prof.dr.ir. F.W. Jansen	Technische Universiteit Delft
Dr. P.J. Stappers	Technische Universiteit Delft
Dr. J.S.M. Vergeest	Technische Universiteit Delft

The thesis is a book and a accompanying CD-ROM. You can download the chapters of the book below. Parts of the CD-ROM are available for download also.

book

The chapters are available for download here:
intro
chapter 1 Introduction to computer-supported conceptual 3D modeling
chapter 2 A survey of interaction devices and techniques for 3D modeling
chapter 3 Two-handed 3D interaction techniques for heterogeneous interaction devices
chapter 4 Verifying advantages of two-handed interaction
chapter 5 Establishing preferred interaction techniques for selection and clutch
chapter 6 General conclusion on the value of two-handed 3D interaction for conceptual modeling
extro

To view documents in PDF format, you can use Adobe's Acrobat Reader.

Animations
The thesis contains a number of references to the following animations:

Chapter 3	Chapter 4	Chapter 5
clip 3-1	clip 4-1	clip 5-1
clip 3-2	clip 4-2	clip 5-2
clip 3-3	clip 4-3	clip 5-3
clip 3-4	clip 4-4	clip 5-4
clip 3-5	clip 4-5	clip 5-5
clip 3-6
clip 3-7
clip 3-8
clip 3-9
clip 3-10
clip 3-11

Applications
The applications referenced in the thesis are available for download below. Applications are useable on Macintosh computers only and contain a README file with documentation.

Drivers	QuickDraw 3D drivers for a number of interaction devices
ID8Model	Rudimentary modeling application with two-handed interaction and multiple interaction devices
ID8AssembleOneTwo	Application used in the experiments described in chapter 4 of the thesis.
ID8AssembleClutch	Application used in the experiments described in chapter 5 of the thesis.

Puzzle models
Below are the puzzle models that were used in the experiments described in the book.

puzzle	macintosh	windows
1	puzzleObject1.3dmf.sit.hqx	puzzleObject1.zip
2	puzzleObject2.3dmf.sit.hqx	puzzleObject2.zip
3	puzzleObject3.3dmf.sit.hqx	puzzleObject3.zip
4	puzzleObject4.3dmf.sit.hqx	puzzleObject4.zip

To view the animations and 3D objects and to run the applications, you should have QuickTime installed on your computer