User interface development
The term interface can be understood generally as the relationship between human and artifact. Interface design can therefore not be reduced to a functional and formal aesthetic design of the interaction points between user and machine. It is rather a way of creating relational structures that have a fundamental influence on how and where a product is used.
Following these principles the research group „Virtual Environments“ designs and implements user interfaces for the software components and applications developed at the i4Ds, from the planning of software applications and the design of graphical user interfaces to interactive virtual worlds.
3D User Interface Design (3DUI)
The key to consumer acceptance of 3D technologies like virtual reality (VR) is an easy-to-use and intelligible user interface. It has to rapidly convey the feeling of being in control of the technology and enable the user to focus on his task. The technological as well as the aesthetical and conceptual design of this sort of user interface is one of the core competences of the Virtual Environments research group.
Interaction techniques
The development of suitable interaction techniques is an integral part of user interface design. User needs and abilities and application potentials have to be coordinated and adjusted.
Thanks to simultaneous optimization of suitable hardware, the i4Ds is able to offer standardized products as well as customized solutions.
Fields of work
- Conceptual design and implementation of interaction techniques
- Development of novel user interfaces
- Conceptual design of 3D interfaces and VR applications