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Using Input Devices
Motivation

  • Access to real-time input devices
  • Joysticks
  • Six-degree-of-freedom devices (6DOF) such as a Polhemus, Bird, SpaceBall, Magellan, Ultrasonic tracker, etc.
  • Access to button values and knob positions.
  • Enables interchangeable input devices

  • Painless integration of new input devices with existing applications