Publication Type
Conference Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2012
Abstract
Modern mobile devices allow a rich set of multi-finger interactions that combine modes into a single fluid act. Such gestures may require the use of both hands: one holding the device while the other is interacting. While on the go, however, only one hand may be available to both hold the device and interact with it. In this demo, we present the Fat Thumb interaction technique, which uses the thumb's contact size as a form of simulated pressure. We present how this can be used, for example, to integrate panning and zooming into a single interaction. Contact size determines the mode (i.e., panning with a small size, zooming with a large one), while thumb movement performs the selected mode.
Keywords
Mobile device, Single-handed interaction, Touch-screen
Discipline
Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Publication
MobileHCI '12: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services companion
Identifier
10.1145/2371664.2371711
Publisher
Elsevier
City or Country
New York
Citation
BORING, Sebastian; LEDO, David; CHEN, Xiang ‘Anthony’; TANG, Anthony; TANG, Anthony; and GREENBERG, Saul.
The fat thumb: Using the thumb's contact size for single-handed mobile interaction. (2012). MobileHCI '12: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services companion.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8084
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1145/2371664.2371711