Exploring Bimanual Tool-Based Interaction in a Drawing Environment

dc.contributor.advisorRobert A. St. Amant, Committee Chairen_US
dc.contributor.advisorDennis Bahler, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.advisorR. Michael Young, Committee Memberen_US
dc.contributor.authorButler, Colin Granten_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-02T18:08:32Z
dc.date.available2010-04-02T18:08:32Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-28en_US
dc.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen_US
dc.degree.levelthesisen_US
dc.degree.nameMSen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this document, I will present HabilisDraw DT, a drawing environment in which bimanual direct manipulation and a strong tool-use metaphor are supported via the DiamondTouch input device from Mitsubishi Electronics Research Lab. The goal of this research is to explore the viability of the various contributions of HabilisDraw DT in the development of future interfaces. The principles upon which HabilisDraw DT have been built include persistent tools that embody intuitive aspects of their physical counterparts and an approach to interface learnability that capitalizes on the user's inherent ability to use tools both separately and in conjunction with other tools. In addition to these principles, HabilisDraw DT extends the physical-virtual tool correlation with bimanual input via the MERL DiamondTouch input device and a close adherence to the direct manipulation interaction model. This paper presents background work in novel interaction and an overview of the HabilisDraw interface, then explores the benefits of a desktop metaphor that closely mimics the behavior of tools and objects in a two-dimensional drawing environment and argues for the applicability of the system's fundamental principles for improving interface usability in the future.en_US
dc.identifier.otheretd-05162004-150521en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/1891
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dc.subjectdiamondtouchen_US
dc.subjecthabilisdrawen_US
dc.subjectdirect manipulationen_US
dc.subjecttool useen_US
dc.titleExploring Bimanual Tool-Based Interaction in a Drawing Environmenten_US

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