Pinch sliders for use with hands
An eXtended Reality (XR) system is provided that generates an interactive XR user interface including 3D sliders for inputting a value for a variable. The XR system renders a 3D slider using a set of attributes and displays the 3D slider to a user as a component of the XR user interface. The XR system detects a pinch gesture of a hand of the user in proximity to the 3D slider. In response to detecting the pinch gesture, the XR system renders the 3D slider using a set of attributes and re-displays the 3D slider to the user.
1 . A machine-implemented method, comprising:
generating an eXtended Reality (XR) user interface of an XR system, the XR user interface including an interactive virtual object;
rendering the interactive virtual object using a first set of attributes, the first set of attributes defining the interactive virtual object as a gelatinous spheroid;
displaying the interactive virtual object to a user as a component of the XR user interface;
detecting a pinch gesture of a hand of the user in proximity to the interactive virtual object;
in response to detecting the pinch gesture, performing operations comprising:
rendering the interactive virtual object using a second set of attributes by animating compression of the interactive virtual object into an oblate spheroid; and
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the second set of attributes.
2 . The machine-implemented method of claim 1 ,
wherein the interactive virtual object is a 3D slider knob.
3 . The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a movement of the hand as the hand holds the pinch gesture;
in response to detecting the movement of the hand, rendering the interactive virtual object using a third set of attributes; and
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the third set of attributes.
4 . The machine-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:
detecting a release of the pinch gesture by the hand;
in response to detecting the release of the pinch gesture by the hand, rendering the interactive virtual object using a fourth set of attributes;
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the fourth set of attributes; and
determining a user interface interaction based on an amount the movement of the hand.
5 . The machine-implemented method of claim 4 ,
wherein the interactive virtual object is a 3D slider knob, and
wherein the fourth set of attributes define the slider knob as a spheroid.
6 . The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the XR system is a head-wearable apparatus.
7 . A machine comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
generating an eXtended Reality (XR) user interface of an XR system, the XR user interface including an interactive virtual object;
rendering the interactive virtual object using a first set of attributes, the first set of attributes defining the interactive virtual object as a gelatinous spheroid;
displaying the interactive virtual object to a user as a component of the XR user interface;
detecting a pinch gesture of a hand of the user in proximity to the interactive virtual object;
in response to detecting the pinch gesture, performing operations comprising:
rendering the interactive virtual object using a second set of attributes by animating compression of the interactive virtual object into an oblate spheroid; and
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the second set of attributes.
8 . The machine of claim 7 ,
wherein the interactive virtual object is a 3D slider knob.
9 . The machine of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting a movement of the hand as the hand holds the pinch gesture;
in response to detecting the movement of the hand, rendering the interactive virtual object using a third set of attributes; and
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the third set of attributes.
10 . The machine of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting a release of the pinch gesture by the hand;
in response to detecting the release of the pinch gesture by the hand, rendering the interactive virtual object using a fourth set of attributes;
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the fourth set of attributes; and
determining a user interface interaction based on an amount the movement of the hand.
11 . The machine of claim 10 ,
wherein the interactive virtual object is a 3D slider knob, and
wherein the set of attributes define the slider knob as a spheroid.
12 . The machine of claim 7 , wherein the XR system is a head-wearable apparatus.
13 . A non-transitory machine-storage medium, the machine-storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
generating an eXtended Reality (XR) user interface of an XR system, the XR user interface including an interactive virtual object;
rendering the interactive virtual object using a first set of attributes, the first set of attributes defining the interactive virtual object as a gelatinous spheroid;
displaying the interactive virtual object to a user as a component of the XR user interface;
detecting a pinch gesture of a hand of the user in proximity to the interactive virtual object;
in response to detecting the pinch gesture, performing operations comprising:
rendering the interactive virtual object using a second set of attributes by animating compression of the interactive virtual object into an oblate spheroid; and
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the second set of attributes.
14 . The non-transitory machine-storage medium of claim 13 ,
wherein the interactive virtual object is a 3D slider knob.
15 . The non-transitory machine-storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting a movement of the hand as the hand holds the pinch gesture;
in response to detecting the movement of the hand, rendering the interactive virtual object using a third set of attributes; and
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the third set of attributes.
16 . The non-transitory machine-storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting a release of the pinch gesture by the hand;
in response to detecting the release of the pinch gesture by the hand, rendering the interactive virtual object using a fourth set of attributes;
re-displaying the interactive virtual object to the user using the fourth set of attributes; and
determining a user interface interaction based on an amount the movement of the hand.
17 . The non-transitory machine-storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the XR system is a head-wearable apparatus.
18 . The machine-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining one or more digits of the hand of the user are within proximity to the interactive virtual object; and
rendering the interactive virtual object as an internally lighted gelatinous spheroid.
19 . The machine of claim 7 , the operations further comprising:
determining one or more digits of the hand of the user are within proximity to the interactive virtual object; and
rendering the interactive virtual object as an internally lighted gelatinous spheroid.
20 . The non-transitory machine-storage medium of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
determining one or more digits of the hand of the user are within proximity to the interactive virtual object; and
rendering the interactive virtual object as an internally lighted gelatinous spheroid.