An Evaluation on Two-Handed and One-Handed Control Methods for Positioning Object in Immersive Virtual Environments

A two-handed distance control method is proposed for precisely and efficiently manipulating a virtual 3D object by hand in an immersive virtual reality environment. The proposed method enhances direct manipulation by hand and is used to precisely control and efficiently adjust the position of an object and the viewpoint using the distance between the two hands. The two-handed method is evaluated and compared with the previously proposed one-handed speed control method, which adjusts the position of an object in accordance with the speed of one hand. The results from experimental evaluation show that two-handed methods, which make position and viewpoint adjustments, are the best among six combinations of control and adjustment methods.