Multi-touch rotation gestures: performance and ergonomics

Eve Hoggan; John Williamson; Miguel Nacenta; Per Ola Kristensson; Anu Lehtiö

doi:10.1145/2470654.2481423

Multi-touch rotation gestures: performance and ergonomics

Eve Hoggan, John Williamson, Miguel Nacenta, Per Ola Kristensson, Anu Lehtiö

School of Computer Science

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Rotations performed with the index finger and thumb involve some of the most complex motor action among common multi-touch gestures, yet little is known about the factors affecting performance and ergonomics. This note presents results from a study where the angle, direction, diameter, and position of rotations were systematically manipulated. Subjects were asked to perform the rotations as quickly as possible without losing contact with the display, and were allowed to skip rotations that were too uncomfortable. The data show surprising interaction effects among the variables, and help us identify whole categories of rotations that are slow and cumbersome for users.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2013)
Publisher	ACM
Pages	3047-3050
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781450318990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2481423
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2013

Keywords

Multi-touch
Rotation
Rotation gestures
Input devices

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