3D Selection Vault

Silk Cursor

A 3D target acquisition technique that uses a semi-transparent cursor to reduce visual occlusion and help users acquire targets in 3D space.

How it works

The user controls a semi-transparent 3D cursor and moves it toward the target. Because the cursor is partially transparent, the user can see target geometry through or behind the cursor while aligning the cursor for acquisition.

Papers

• Zhai, S., Buxton, W. (1994). The “Silk Cursor”: Investigating transparency for 3D target acquisition. doi:10.1145/191666.191822
• Ferran Argelaguet, Carlos Andujar (2013). A survey of 3D object selection techniques for virtual environments. Computers & Graphics doi:10.1016/j.cag.2012.12.003
• Susu Huang, Daqing Qi, Jiabin Yuan, Huawei Tu (2019). Review of studies on target acquisition in virtual reality based on the crossing paradigm. Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware doi:10.3724/sp.j.2096-5796.2019.0006