We present Holoview, an augmented reality (AR) system designed to support immersive and interactive learning of human anatomy. Holoview enables users to dynamically explore volumetric anatomical data through intuitive hand gestures in a 3D AR environment, allowing inspection of individual organs and cross-sectional views via clipping and bioscope features. The system adopts a lightweight client–server architecture optimized for real-time performance on the HoloLens through hybrid and foveated rendering. Our formative user study with participants possessing foundational anatomical knowledge demonstrated improvements in task-specific understanding and reported high engagement with gesture-based interactions. The system was perceived as engaging and intuitive, particularly for organ selection and cross-sectional exploration, with low cognitive load and increasing ease of use over time. These findings highlight Holoview’s potential as an evaluation step toward immersive, user-centered AR systems for anatomy education.
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Project page
https://graphics-research-group.github.io/holoview-ar/
Publications
O. Sharma, and A. Goswami, “Holoview: An Immersive AR System for Interactive Anatomy Visualization and Learning”, in Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computer Graphics, Interaction and Visualization Theory and Applications (GRIVAPP), ISBN 978-989-758-803-7, pages 166-177. DOI: 10.5220/0014648900004728, 2026.