Visualization controls

1. A method of allowing a user to interact with a geoscience object displayed using a display device comprising:

tracking simultaneous movement of two or more points relative one another, wherein movement of at least one of the points is controlled by a user;

interpreting the simultaneous movement of the two or more points as an interaction with the geoscience object; and

altering a display of the geoscience object based on the interaction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tracking includes monitoring at least one of the two or more points with at least one camera.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interpreting further includes:

associating a plurality of the two or more points with a hand of the user; and

utilizing shape recognition on the plurality of points to distinguish a hand shape having a first preset meaning.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the interpreting further includes:

displaying an image representing the hand of the user on the display device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the displaying further includes:

displaying the image representing the hand of the user in a first color when the hand shape is recognized as being in an open shape and displaying the image representing the hand of the user in a second color when the hand shape is recognized as being in a closed shape.

6. The method of claim 3 , further including:

recognizing a change in the hand shape of the hand over time and associating the change with a second preset meaning.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interpreting includes:

receiving a user interaction with a menu presented on the display device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interpreting includes:

recognizing a first point of the two or more points as a pivot point around which the geoscience object can be rotated.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the altering further comprises enabling the user to effect a customized manipulation of the geoscience object based on a user input preset.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a set of computer-readable instructions residing thereon that, when executed, perform acts comprising:

receiving data associated with simultaneous movement of two or more user-controlled points relative one another, wherein the data includes information regarding movement of at least one of the user-controlled points in three space;

processing the data to infer an interaction with a geoscience object being displayed; and

enabling compound manipulation of a display of the geoscience object based on the interaction.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the acts further comprise recognizing a plurality of points as corresponding to a hand of the user.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the acts further comprise:

processing positions of the plurality of points to determine a shape of the hand; and

accessing a first preset meaning associated with the shape.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the acts further comprise:

recognizing a change in shape of the hand over time; and

accessing a second preset meaning associated with the change.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the acts further comprise:

displaying the hand; and

stimulating a cue to recognize the shape of the hand.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the acts further comprise allowing the user to select a portion of the geoscience object by interacting with the portion using the hand.

16. A method comprising:

receiving three dimensional position data of two or more user-controlled points from one or more cameras, wherein the three dimensional position data comprises movement data for at least one of the two or more user-controlled points relative to at least another one of the two or more user-controlled points, wherein the two or more user-controlled points are movable simultaneously;

reviewing the three dimensional position data to detect an interaction with a geoscience object being displayed; and

spatially manipulating a display of the geoscience object based on the interaction.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the receiving includes receiving the three dimensional position data from two cameras.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the receiving includes receiving the three dimensional position data from a camera having sensitivity to depth of field.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the reviewing includes detecting a user's selection of a portion of the geoscience object.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the spatially manipulating includes allowing a user to effect compound manipulations of the geoscience object.