Release, relocate, reorient, resize: fluid techniques for document sharing on multi-user interactive tables

Group work frequently involves transitions between periods of active collaboration and periods of individual activity. We aim to support this typical work practice by introducing four tabletop direct-manipulation interaction techniques that can be used to transition the status of an electronic document from private to group-accessible. After presenting our four techniques ? release, relocate, reorient, and resize ? we discuss the results of an empirical study that compares and evaluates these mechanisms for sharing documents in a co-located tabletop environment. Categories & Subject Descriptors: H5.3. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): Group and Organization Interfaces. General Terms: Design, Experimentation, Human Factors.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Chia Shen, Clifton Forlines, Frédéric Vernier, Kathy Ryall, Meredith Ringel
• Keywords: CHI 2004, Co-located Tabletop Environment, Human Computer Interaction, Tabletop Direct-manipulation Interaction, Typical Work Practice