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One-handed touchscreen input for legacy applications

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Amy K. Karlson,

Benjamin B. BedersonAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '08: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1399 - 1408

https://doi.org/10.1145/1357054.1357274

Published: 06 April 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Supporting one-handed thumb operation of touchscreen-based mobile devices presents a challenging tradeoff between visual expressivity and ease of interaction. ThumbSpace and Shift---two new application-independent, software-based interaction techniques---address this tradeoff in significantly different ways. ThumbSpace addresses distant objects while Shift addresses small object occlusion. We present two extensive, comparative user studies. The first compares ThumbSpace and Shift to peripheral hardware (directional pad and scrollwheel) and direct touchscreen input for selecting objects while standing and walking. The data favored the Shift design overall, but suggested ThumbSpace is promising for distant objects. Our second study examines the benefits and learnability of combining Shift and ThumbSpace on a device with a larger screen (3.5"). We found their combined use offered users better overall speed and accuracy in hitting small targets (3.6 mm2) than using either method alone.

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Index Terms

One-handed touchscreen input for legacy applications
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens
    2. Interaction paradigms
  2. Interaction design

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CHI '08: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2008

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ISBN:9781605580111

DOI:10.1145/1357054

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