Title
Harnessing the benefits of bimanual and multi-finger input for supporting grouping tasks on interactive tabletops.
Abstract
In this paper we describe an experimental study investigating the use of bimanual and multi-finger input for grouping items spatially on a tabletop interface. In a single-user setup, we compared two typical interaction techniques supporting this task. We studied the grouping and regrouping performance in general and the use of bimanual and multi-finger input in particular. Our results show that the traditional container concept may not be an adequate fit for interactive tabletops. Rather, we demonstrate that informal and organic spatial metaphors are able to harness more benefits of multi-finger and bimanual interaction. We conclude with recommendations for the design of grouping techniques on interactive surfaces.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2399016.2399091
NordiCHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
grouping items spatially,multi-finger input,grouping task,interactive tabletops,interactive surface,organic spatial metaphor,adequate fit,bimanual interaction,grouping technique,typical interaction technique,experimental study
Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.39
10
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Florian Geyer1987.89
Anita Höchtl2393.22
Harald Reiterer31017103.15