Three-dimensional interactive cursor based on voxel patterns for autostereoscopic displays

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) cursor for autostereoscopic 3D displays was proposed. The cursor is based on voxel patterns. In the experiments, the cursor position is interactively controlled in 3D by a computer mouse with a scroll wheel. A computer program operates in the image plane of the 3D display directly without complicated geometric calculations. The results were verified in a 3D display with a parallax barrier and can be applied to other types of autostereoscopic displays.