Strider: A Simple and Effective Terrain Navigation Controller
by J. van der Linden, J. Li, R. Lobb, K. Novins and B. Wuensche. Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ), pp. 95-100, November 2004.
Abstract
We present a simple controller for terrain navigation called Strider. The controller is based on the
concept of walking and is implemented using a standard mouse device as used with virtually any desktop
computer. Terrain can be explored at any detail by changing the height of the Strider. By applying a
scale factor to the rate of change in position and Strider height based on the current height above the
terrain, large terrains can be navigated quickly while still allowing fine control when examining small
details. In contrast to other user interfaces for terrain navigation, such as flight simulators, no keyboard
input is required.
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