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TableMouse: a novel multiuser tabletop pointing device

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Andrew Cunningham,

Bruce H. Thomas,

Peter HuttererAuthors Info & Claims

OZCHI '09: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Design: Open 24/7

Pages 169 - 176

https://doi.org/10.1145/1738826.1738854

Published: 23 November 2009 Publication History

Abstract

This paper introduces the TableMouse, a new cursor manipulation interaction technology for tabletop computing, specifically designed to support multiple users operating on large horizontal displays. The TableMouse is a low-cost absolute positioning device utilising visually-tracked infrared light emitting diodes for button state, 3D position, 1D orientation, and unique identification information. The supporting software infrastructure is designed to support up to 16 TableMouse devices simultaneously, each with an individual system cursor. This paper introduces the device and software infrastructure and presents two applications exposing its functionality. A formal benchmarking was performed against the traditional mouse for its performance and accuracy.

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Banerjee AGoudar R(2013)Low Cost Pointing Device for Handwriting Task and Other Hand Controlled Natural EventsProcedia Engineering10.1016/j.proeng.2013.09.07164(8-15)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.09.071
Cunningham AClose BThomas BHutterer P(2010)Design and impressions of a multi-user tabletop interaction deviceProceedings of the Eleventh Australasian Conference on User Interface - Volume 10610.5555/1862280.1862291(71-79)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1862280.1862291

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TableMouse: a novel multiuser tabletop pointing device
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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OZCHI '09: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Design: Open 24/7

November 2009

445 pages

ISBN:9781605588544

DOI:10.1145/1738826

Conference Chair:
Marcus Foth
Queensland University of Technology
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Aalborg University
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Banerjee AGoudar R(2013)Low Cost Pointing Device for Handwriting Task and Other Hand Controlled Natural EventsProcedia Engineering10.1016/j.proeng.2013.09.07164(8-15)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.09.071
Cunningham AClose BThomas BHutterer P(2010)Design and impressions of a multi-user tabletop interaction deviceProceedings of the Eleventh Australasian Conference on User Interface - Volume 10610.5555/1862280.1862291(71-79)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1862280.1862291

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