From Display to Interaction: Design Patterns for Cross-Reality Systems.

Cross-reality is an emerging research area concerned with systems operating across different points on the reality-virtuality continuum. These systems are often complex, involving multiple realities and users, and thus there is a need for an overarching design framework, which, despite growing interest has yet to be developed. This paper addresses this need by presenting eleven design patterns for cross-reality applications across the following four categories: fundamental, origin, display, and interaction patterns.

Comparison of Cross-Reality Transition Techniques between 3D and 2D Display Spaces in Desktop-AR Systems.

The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of how virtual objects can be transitioned between 3D Augmented Reality and 2D standard monitor display spaces. The increased availability of Augmented Reality devices, in combination with the prevalence of conventional desktop setups with mouse and keyboard input, gives rise to future hybrid setups in which users may need to transition virtual objects between display spaces. We developed three virtual object transition techniques: Mouse-based, Hand-based, and a Modality Switch (where users can only use the input methods in their respective display spaces).