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

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/2371664.2371711

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