TY - GEN
T1 - Using variable movement resistance sliders for remote discrete input
AU - Lischke, Lars
AU - Wozniak, Pawel W.
AU - Mayer, Sven
AU - Preikschat, Andreas
AU - Fjeld, Morten
PY - 2017/10/17
Y1 - 2017/10/17
N2 - Despite the proliferation of screens in everyday environments, providing values to remote displays for exploring complex data sets is still challenging. Enhanced input for remote screens can increase their utility and enable the construction of rich data-driven environments. Here, we investigate the opportunities provided by a variable movement resistance slider (VMRS), based on a motorized slide potentiometer. These devices are often used in professional soundboards as an effective way to provide discrete input. We designed, built and evaluated a remote input device using a VMRS that facilitates choosing a number on a discrete scale. By comparing our prototype to a traditional slide potentiometer and a software slider, we determined that for conditions where users are not looking at the slider, VMRS can offer significantly better performance and accuracy. Our findings contribute to the understanding of discrete input and enable building new interaction scenarios for large display environments.
AB - Despite the proliferation of screens in everyday environments, providing values to remote displays for exploring complex data sets is still challenging. Enhanced input for remote screens can increase their utility and enable the construction of rich data-driven environments. Here, we investigate the opportunities provided by a variable movement resistance slider (VMRS), based on a motorized slide potentiometer. These devices are often used in professional soundboards as an effective way to provide discrete input. We designed, built and evaluated a remote input device using a VMRS that facilitates choosing a number on a discrete scale. By comparing our prototype to a traditional slide potentiometer and a software slider, we determined that for conditions where users are not looking at the slider, VMRS can offer significantly better performance and accuracy. Our findings contribute to the understanding of discrete input and enable building new interaction scenarios for large display environments.
KW - Haptic feedback
KW - Input methods
KW - Slider
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U2 - 10.1145/3132272.3134135
DO - 10.1145/3132272.3134135
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85034773391
T3 - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2017
SP - 116
EP - 125
BT - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2017
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
T2 - 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces, ISS 2017
Y2 - 17 October 2017 through 20 October 2017
ER -