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Evaluating touch gestures for scrolling on notebook computers

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We describe a new circular touch gesture for scrolling called ChiralMotionTM and report on work to measure its performance. In a study using a document scrolling task, ChiralMotion outperformed linear Virtual Scrolling on a notebook computer TouchPad. Participants also indicated a preference for ChiralMotion in a follow-up questionnaire. We discuss the results and our plans for follow-up studies incorporating other devices.

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      CHI EA '08: CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
      April 2008
      2035 pages
      ISBN:9781605580128
      DOI:10.1145/1358628

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