Title
When it gets more difficult, use both hands: exploring bimanual curve manipulation
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the relationship between bimanual (two-handed) manipulation and the cognitive aspects of task integration, divided attention and epistemic action. We explore these relationships by means of an empirical study comparing a bimanual technique versus a unimanual (one-handed) technique for a curve matching task. The bimanual technique was designed on the principle of integrating the visual, conceptual and input device space domain of both hands. We provide evidence that the bimanual technique has better performance than the unimanual technique and, as the task becomes more cognitively demanding, the bimanual technique exhibits even greater performance benefits. We argue that the design principles and performance improvements are applicable to other task domains.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1145/1089508.1089512
Graphics Interface 2012
Keywords
Field
DocType
input device,empirical study
Design elements and principles,Computer vision,Curve matching,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Artificial intelligence,Divided attention,Cognition,Empirical research,Input device
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-56881-265-5
38
2.02
References 
Authors
24
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Russell N. Owen1382.02
Gordon Kurtenbach21964373.73
George W. Fitzmaurice33423512.31
Thomas Baudel4792114.57
William Buxton5382.02