TR2006-076

Under the Table Interaction

    •  Wigdor, D., Leigh, D., Forlines, C., Shipman, S., Barnwell, J., Balakrishnan, R., Shen, C., "Under the Table Interaction", ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), October 2006, pp. 259-268.
      BibTeX TR2006-076 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Wigdor2006oct,
      • author = {Wigdor, D. and Leigh, D. and Forlines, C. and Shipman, S. and Barnwell, J. and Balakrishnan, R. and Shen, C.},
      • title = {Under the Table Interaction},
      • booktitle = {ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST)},
      • year = 2006,
      • pages = {259--268},
      • month = oct,
      • isbn = {1-59593-313-1},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2006-076}
      • }
Abstract:

We explore the design space of a two-sided interactive touch table, designed to receive touch input from both the top and bottom surfaces of the table. By combining two registered touch surfaces, we are able to offer 1 new dimension of input for co-located collaborative groupware. This design accomplishes the goal of increasing the relative size of the input area of a touch table while maintaining its direct-touch input paradigm. We describe the interaction properties of this two-sided touch table, report the results of a controlled experiment examining the precision of user touches to the underside of the table, and a series of application scenarios we developed for use on inverted and two-sided tables. finally, we present a list of design recommendations based on our experiences and observations with inverted and two-sided tables.

 

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