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A set of multi-touch graph interaction techniques

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Interactive node-link diagrams are useful for describing and exploring data relationships in many domains such as network analysis and transportation planning. We describe a multi-touch interaction technique set (IT set) that focuses on edge interactions for node-link diagrams. The set includes five techniques (TouchPlucking, TouchPinning, TouchStrumming, TouchBundling and PushLens) and provides the flexibility to combine them in either sequential or simultaneous actions in order to address edge congestion.

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ITS '10: ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces
November 2010
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  1. gestures
  2. interaction technique set
  3. interaction techniques
  4. multi-touch
  5. node-link graph manipulation

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