Abstract
In this paper we investigate the use of a uni-pressure and
dual-pressure augmented mouse. With a pressure
augmented mouse users can simultaneously control cursor
positions as well as multiple levels of discrete selection
modes for common desktop application tasks. Two or more
independent pressure sensors can be mounted onto several
locations on the body of the mouse. To highlight the design
potential of a pressure augmented mouse we conducted a
multi-part study. In the first part we identified the number
of maximum discrete levels controllable with a uni-pressure
augmented mouse, the most appropriate locations for
installing pressure sensors on the mouse, and the design of
new interaction techniques to support selection with
pressure-based input. In a follow-up design we introduced
an additional sensor and two different types of selection
techniques to control a larger number of discrete levels with
two pressure sensors. Our results show that users can
comfortably control up to 64 modes with a dual-pressure
augmented mouse. We discuss the findings of our results in
the context of several desktop interaction techniques and
identify several design recommendations.
| Translated title of the contribution | Augmenting the Mouse with Pressure Sensitive Input |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | Computer-Human Interaction - Human-Factors in computing systems |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Other page information: 1385-1394Conference Proceedings/Title of Journal: Computer-Human Interaction - Human-Factors in computing systems
Other identifier: 2000748