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SpaceFold and PhysicLenses: simultaneous multifocus navigation on touch surfaces

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Simon Butscher,

Kasper Hornbæk,

Harald ReitererAuthors Info & Claims

AVI '14: Proceedings of the 2014 International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

Pages 209 - 216

https://doi.org/10.1145/2598153.2598177

Published: 27 May 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Many tasks performed in multiscale visual spaces require the user to have several foci. Using bimanual interaction, multitouch devices can facilitate the simultaneous definition and exploration of several foci. However, multitouch is rarely used for multifocus navigation, and may limit the interaction to a sequential definition of areas of interest. We introduce two novel navigation techniques that combine multiple foci and bimanual touch, and therefore enable the isochronic definition of areas of interest, leading to simultaneous multifocus navigation. SpaceFold folds the visual space in the third dimension, allowing users to bring objects closer to each other. Our technique enables a direct, bimanual manipulation of a folded space and therefore provides high flexibility. PhysicLenses uses multiple magnification lenses to compare objects. Using a physics model, PhysicLenses introduces a general solution for the arrangement of multiple lenses within the viewport. We conducted a controlled experiment with 24 participants to compare the techniques with split screen. The results show that SpaceFold significantly outperformed all other techniques, whereas PhysicLenses was just as fast as split screen.

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SpaceFold and PhysicLenses: simultaneous multifocus navigation on touch surfaces
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms

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AVI '14: Proceedings of the 2014 International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

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DOI:10.1145/2598153

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