@article{de Sousa_Morimoto_2015, place={Porto Alegre, RS}, title={5* Magic Wand: a RGBD camera-based 5 DoF pointing device for 3D interaction}, volume={6}, url={https://sol.sbc.org.br/journals/index.php/jis/article/view/661}, DOI={10.5753/jis.2015.661}, abstractNote={<p>This paper introduces the 5* Magic Wand, an inexpensive pointing device for 3D interaction. As users play the role of a “wizard”, the 5* Magic Wand allows them to interact with the computer by pointing to places, performing gestures, and casting “spells”. We have developed computer vision techniques to track the wand with 5 degrees of freedom, and built a real-time prototype consisting of a standard PC, a RGBD camera, and a simple stick. Finally, in order to demonstrate the applicability of the system for navigating in virtual environments, we have created a 3D application called “Magic Carpet”.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal on Interactive Systems}, author={de Sousa, Alexandre Martins Ferreira and Morimoto, Carlos Hitoshi}, year={2015}, month={Dec.} }