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Tilting-Twisting-Rolling: a pen-based technique for compass geometric construction

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This paper presents a new pen-based technique, Tilting-Twisting-Rolling, to support compass geometric construction. By leveraging the 3D orientation information and 3D rotation information of a pen, this technique allows smooth pen action to complete multi-step geometric construction without switching task states. Results from a user study show this Tilting-Twisting-Rolling technique can improve user performance and user experience in compass geometric construction.

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This work was supported by National Key Research and Development Plan of China (Grant No. 2016YFB1001405), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61232013, 61422212, 61303162), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and Beijing Municipal Social Science Foundation (Grant No. 16YTC033).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Computer Science, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Fei Lyu, Feng Tian, Guozhong Dai & Hongan Wang

  2. School of Digital Media and Design Arts, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, China

    Fei Lyu

  3. Beijing Key Lab of Human-Computer Interaction, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Fei Lyu, Feng Tian, Guozhong Dai & Hongan Wang

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Lyu, F., Tian, F., Dai, G. et al. Tilting-Twisting-Rolling: a pen-based technique for compass geometric construction. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 60, 053101 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-017-9063-2

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