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Evaluating touch gestures for scrolling on notebook computers

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Kevin Wayne Arthur,

Nada Matic,

Paul AusbeckAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '08: CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 2943 - 2948

https://doi.org/10.1145/1358628.1358788

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We describe a new circular touch gesture for scrolling called ChiralMotion^TM 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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Evaluating touch gestures for scrolling on notebook computers
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens

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