Interaction and Modeling Techniques for Desktop Two-Handed Input

We describe input devices and two-handed interaction techniques to support map navigation tasks. We discuss several design variations and user testing of two-handed navigation techniques, including puck and stylus input on a Wacom tablet, as well as a novel design incorporating a touchpad (for the nonpreferred hand) and a mouse (for the preferred hand). To support the latter technique, we introduce a new input device, the TouchMouse, which is a standard mouse augmented with a pair of one-bit touch sensors, one for the palm and one for the index finger. Finally, we propose several enhancements to Buxton’s three-state model of graphical input and extend this model to encompass two-handed input transactions as well. Keywords Two-handed input, three-state model, input devices, tablets, touchpads, TouchMouse, map navigation

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: UIST
• Authors: Ken Hinckley, Mary Czerwinski, Mike Sinclair
• Keywords: Input, Input Devices, Software Engineering, Two-handed Input, UIST 1998