TR2006-025

Three Modes of Multi-Surface Interaction and Visualization
Citation: *    Shen, C.; Esenther, A.; Forlines, C.; Ryall, K., "Three Modes of Multi-Surface Interaction and Visualization", ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), April 2006 (CHI 2006)
Date:April 2006
MERL Contacts:Alan Esenther, Clifton Forlines

Today, with the availability of new interactive walls and tabletop technologies, the number of multi-display interactive visualization rooms of all sizes and of many usages is on the rise. The application scenarios are expanding well beyond the personal or ad hoc group settings. In this position paper, we examine these environments according to how they share content, visualize data, and allow for manipultaion of the UI between and among multiple interactive surfaces including tables and walls. We term this partitioning Modes of Multi-surface Visualization and Interaction, or MVI. Three modes of MVI are briefly analysed and illustrated that will form the basis for our future research at large.

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