Sensing-Based Interaction for Information Navigation on Handheld Displays

Sensing-Based Interaction for Information Navigation on Handheld Displays

Information navigation on handheld displays is characterized by the small display dimensions and limited input capabilities of today’s mobile devices. Special strategies are required to help users navigate to off-screen content and develop awareness of spatial layouts despite the small display. Yet,...

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Main Authors: Michael Rohs, Georg Essl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/450385
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spelling doaj-04ba0f0d00c44b13a4c2b66704761ae02020-11-24T21:12:43ZengHindawi LimitedAdvances in Human-Computer Interaction1687-58931687-59072008-01-01200810.1155/2008/450385450385Sensing-Based Interaction for Information Navigation on Handheld DisplaysMichael Rohs0Georg Essl1Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, TU Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, GermanyDeutsche Telekom Laboratories, TU Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587 Berlin, GermanyInformation navigation on handheld displays is characterized by the small display dimensions and limited input capabilities of today’s mobile devices. Special strategies are required to help users navigate to off-screen content and develop awareness of spatial layouts despite the small display. Yet, handheld devices offer interaction possibilities that desktop computers do not. Handheld devices can easily be moved in space and used as a movable window into a large virtual workspace. We investigate different information navigation methods for small-scale handheld displays using a range of sensor technologies for spatial tracking. We compare user performance in an abstract map navigation task and discuss the tradeoffs of the different sensor and visualization techniques.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/450385
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description Information navigation on handheld displays is characterized by the small display dimensions and limited input capabilities of today’s mobile devices. Special strategies are required to help users navigate to off-screen content and develop awareness of spatial layouts despite the small display. Yet, handheld devices offer interaction possibilities that desktop computers do not. Handheld devices can easily be moved in space and used as a movable window into a large virtual workspace. We investigate different information navigation methods for small-scale handheld displays using a range of sensor technologies for spatial tracking. We compare user performance in an abstract map navigation task and discuss the tradeoffs of the different sensor and visualization techniques.
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